A British soldier has sued the British Ministry of Defense for £ 860,000 in compensation for his stuttering health problems during a NATO mission in Estonia.
The former Queen’s National Guard, Chile Mvamba (31), was deployed to Estonia in the winter of 2017, where he had to train in low temperatures, resulting in severe stuttering after a freeze on duty, which made his speech almost incomprehensible.
The test caused him an injury, a so-called long-term post-traumatic stress disorder, and stuttering – when he speaks, lawyers say his speech defect is so great that it is barely intelligible.
An army engineer from Darby has therefore sued the UK Department of Defense for £ 860,000 in recovery of adverse health effects on his personal life and work.
Part of his claim is a claim of £ 400,000 for further loss of income due to the impact of his speech disorder on his employment.
Mvamba joined the British Army in 2009 and initially served as an infantry and bodyguard, providing queens and other royal guards.
He then joined the Royal Engineers and was in the Army Corps of Engineers until his deployment to Estonia from November 10 to December 3, 2017. British troops were sent to Estonia for Operation CABRIT as part of an international attempt in 2017 to deter Russia from similar aggression in 2014 against Ukraine.
Photo: SCREENSHOT, DAILY MAIL
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In the Daily Mail, the Baltics are unfortunately confused with the Balkans – the British edition claims that the task of the military group was to deter Russia from aggression in the Balkans.
British media write that the air temperature in Estonia can be quite pleasant for most of the year, but in winter it can drop to -23 degrees Celsius, averaging around -8 degrees Celsius.-
The British Ministry of Defense has acknowledged its responsibility for the injury to Mvamba, but does not acknowledge the extent of his disability. The injury he has experienced is caused by prolonged exposure to cold and moisture, but it differs from frostbite in that it is caused by the tissue cooling but not freezing.
The British Ministry of Defense denies that the so-called “trench foot” can lead to the disability that Mvamba claims he has.
The matter will be dealt with in a lawsuit scheduled for next year.
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