Bomb disposal expert killed when WW2 mine explodes in his flat
Bomb disposal expert killed when WW2 mine explodes in his flat
Stephen Atkinson was killed when the device exploded at his flat in the Solomon Islands (Picture: Leon McGowran)
A British bomb disposal expert helping clear mines in the Solomon Islands was killed when one exploded in his room.
Stephen Atkinson, 57, died along with his Australian colleague Trent Lee when the device he was handling went off on September 20 last year.
The father-of-one suffered…