‘Nightmare’: Ben Roberts-Smith says reports he murdered unarmed civilian are ‘outright malicious’

Victoria Cross recipient tells court man killed in Afghanistan was a spotter' and legitimate target within rules of war

Accused soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has denied outright the most dramatic murder alleged against him - that he kicked an unarmed, handcuffed Afghan civilian off a cliff before ordering him shot - telling a court the accusation was false and outright malicious".

It feels like you're in a bloody nightmare," he told the court during an excoriating day of evidence. Every time they write it I wonder: how am I in this position?'"