The death of a former Royal Marine has been ruled an 'unlawful killing' almost ten years after he was stabbed, beaten and dumped in a ravine.
Carl Davies, 33, was found dead on the south Indian Ocean island of Reunion on November 9, 2011 - two days after disappearing from a night out with colleagues.
Today a coroner in Britain ruled Mr Davies' cause of death was head injuries following a 'vicious assault' which left him with severe cranial wounds.
The former teacher's family have led a campaign to get British authorities to intervene after a French national was released just four months into a 15-year sentence when he succesfully appealed his conviction for the muder.