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10 April 2011
Last updated at 16:43 ET
A man has been charged with murder and three counts of attempted murder following a shooting on board nuclear submarine HMS Astute.
Lt Cdr Ian Molyneux, 36, of Wigan, Greater Manchester, was shot dead on the submarine while it was docked in Southampton on Friday.
Hampshire police said Able Seaman Ryan Samuel Donovan, 22, of Dartford, Kent, had been charged with his murder.
He is due to appear before Southampton Magistrates Court on Monday morning.
The Royal Navy serviceman has also been charged with the attempted murders of Petty Officer Christopher Brown, 36, Chief Petty Officer David McCoy, 37, and Lieutenant Commander Christopher Hodge, 45.
Nick Hawkins, chief Crown prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in Wessex, said: "Having reviewed the evidence, I am satisfied that there is sufficient to charge [Mr Donovan] and that it is in the public interest to do so."
On Saturday, Lt Cdr Molyneux's widow, Gillian, paid an emotional tribute to her husband, describing the father of four as "utterly devoted to his family".
She added: "Everything he did was for us. He was very proud to be an officer in the Royal Navy Submarine Service."
HMS Astute has been berthed in Southampton since Wednesday for a five-day official "goodwill" visit.
The 97m (318ft)-long craft is the UK's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine and is based at the Faslane Naval Base on the River Clyde.
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Lt Cdr Ian Molyneux, 36, of Wigan, Greater Manchester, was shot dead on the submarine while it was docked in Southampton on Friday.
Hampshire police said Able Seaman Ryan Samuel Donovan, 22, of Dartford, Kent, had been charged with his murder.
He is due to appear before Southampton Magistrates Court on Monday morning.
The Royal Navy serviceman has also been charged with the attempted murders of Petty Officer Christopher Brown, 36, Chief Petty Officer David McCoy, 37, and Lieutenant Commander Christopher Hodge, 45.
Nick Hawkins, chief Crown prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in Wessex, said: "Having reviewed the evidence, I am satisfied that there is sufficient to charge [Mr Donovan] and that it is in the public interest to do so."
On Saturday, Lt Cdr Molyneux's widow, Gillian, paid an emotional tribute to her husband, describing the father of four as "utterly devoted to his family".
She added: "Everything he did was for us. He was very proud to be an officer in the Royal Navy Submarine Service."
HMS Astute has been berthed in Southampton since Wednesday for a five-day official "goodwill" visit.
The 97m (318ft)-long craft is the UK's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine and is based at the Faslane Naval Base on the River Clyde.
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