Royal Marine Sergeant Alexander Blackman, who killed wounded Taliban fighter.

Royal Marine Sergeant Alexander Blackman, who killed wounded Taliban fighter.

Royal Marine Sergeant Alexander Blackman

Alexander Blackman freed having served three and a half years after murder conviction replaced with diminished responsibility manslaughter.

Friends and supporters who campaigned tirelessly for his release said he would wish time to readjust to a replacement life both out of prison and out of the marines.

Blackman was convicted in 2013 of murdering a Taliban prisoner while on the road in Helmand province in Afghanistan and jailed for all times. After a campaign led by his wife and brought up by the Daily Mail, the conviction was quashed when the court-martial appeal court ruled he had been affected by a mental disturbance at the time of the shooting in 2011. His conviction was replaced with manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and his sentence reduced from life to seven years.

Blackman has spent the ultimate weeks of his time in prison planning his future outside – he has been dismissed from the marines – and delivering the reins at the library, where he worked.

He has had job offers within the security industry and should write a book about his experiences – he's said to possess found a talent for writing while in jail. it's emerged that while in prison Blackman wrote a children’s book a few cuddly moles and should attempt to catch on published.

As well as looking forward to being reunited with family and friends.

Blackman remains entitled to a military pension and supporters have raised money to assist him and his wife set themselves up.

Some of those on the brink of the family played down the thought of a Hollywood film. The documentary maker and honorary marine Chris Terrill, said: “They are very relaxed enjoying a while with one another. There’s tons of pressure and media interest. now's the time to allow them to be for touch while.

“It goes to be a difficult transition. Al hasn’t been a civilian for several years.” Terrill also said there would even be a time of readjustment for husband and wife.

Terrill said Blackman had had no shortage of job offers and felt he could find yourself in some kind of security post, but he said he had also discovered new talents while in prison.

He said the thought of a Hollywood film with a star-studded cast was “fanciful”, adding: “This isn't the time to be talking about Hollywood blockbusters. It’s an excellent time for the Blackmans, but it’s a really serious time, too.”

He said it had been worth remembering the person Blackman had killed. “He was someone’s son, brother, possibly a husband.”

Blackman felt shame and guilt over what he did, Terrill said. “He’s guilty of illegal killing. He says: ‘If I could turn back time and undo what I did, I would’.”

Life will never be an equivalent for the Blackmans. The Guardian revealed last month that police had warned them they might be terrorist targets and that they are advised to require a series of precautions including changing their identities and moving house.

The idea of film and book deals will cause anxiety within the Ministry of Defence, but there was no official discuss them. A spokesperson said: “We have fully cooperated with each stage of Sgt Blackman’s case, which has now involved a criminal investigation, a court-martial and therefore the appeal process, and can still provide personal support to the family.

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