Getting even sillier.
Lasers of 2in diameter beam are on sale as " targeting devices ", range
undisclosed, no age restriction, for £135 from only one UK distributor.
What happened was fairly instant and plainly final. From an angle below?
l think not.
Only three possibilities for failure.
Aircraft. - tax payers money being spent, unlikely cause.
Pilot. - health problems, unlikely cause.
External. - most likely. Lasers not directly into the eye, unlikely cause.
Atc know.