the ministry added that the cause of his death remained unknown
kicked, punched or otherwise assaulted Mr Mahmud leading to unlawful killing
As an ex-Crewman myself I know that, (assuming as stated the cockpit crew would have been a tad busy to be spectating a punch-up), I was utterly unqualified to determine whether or not an assault I had seen in the darkness of the back of a Chinook had contributed to an "unlawful killing" especially when the cause of death is unknown... Someone is being a little presumptuous.