'Exemplary' soldier hauled before court after his 'repeated lies' were found out

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Rhys Gooding admitted perverting the course of justice

An ‘exemplary’ soldier was hauled before a judge after being caught out telling ‘repeated lies’. Rhys Gooding, 32, a corporal who has served in the British Army for 14 years, crashed his car during an incident in Rochdale.

READ MORE: 'Our family has been destroyed...' Tributes to woman, 22, killed in south Manchester crash He told police that he couldn’t remember where he’d left his car keys because he’d been intoxicated the night before. Gooding was treated as a victim of a crime and an officer was assigned to the case.

When confronted with the findings, he admitted that he’d been driving at the time of the crash. Gooding apologised and said he’d ‘panicked’ before running off.

 

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