Ben Roberts-Smith wrote threatening letters to SAS soldier and set fire to his own laptop, court told

Defamation trial hears allegations Victoria Cross recipient confessed to wife he was behind anonymous threats - a claim he denies

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Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith has been accused in court, by newspapers defending a defamation claim, of writing an anonymous threat letter to another SAS soldier, warning him he would go down" for murder if he did not recant his evidence to a military inquiry into war crimes allegations.