Former SAS soldier tells court he saw Ben Roberts-Smith kick handcuffed man off a cliff before he was shot dead

Witness heard gunfire and turned to see different patrol member with raised weapon and detainee shot dead, court hears

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Ben Roberts-Smith's SAS comrade saw him kick an unarmed, handcuffed Afghan man off a cliff before ordering subordinate soldiers to drag the severely injured man under a tree where he was shot dead by another soldier, the federal court has heard.

I saw the individual's face strike a large rock and sustain a serious injury. It knocked out a number of his teeth including his front teeth," the soldier told the court. I was in shock."