Elite Royal Marine 'attacked junior colleague for asking him to slow down speeding boat', martial court hears
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A Royal Marine in an elite unit attacked a junior colleague for asking him to slow down while driving a boat at top speed, a court martial heard. Lance Corporal Tristan Lawson lost his temper and punched the junior Commando 'multiple times' after he criticised him for piloting the vessel in such a way that passengers were getting 'smashed around'.
![[LCpl Lawson was demoted to the rank of Marine and sentenced to 28 days detention, suspended for 12 months following a hearing at Bulford Military Court, pictured]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/11/93227031-14201147-image-m-9_1734434165335.jpg)
After being told this, LCpl Lawson told the colleague to 'shut the f*** up', at which his colleague, only named as Marine Macefield told him 'Learn to drive' leading to burly Commando driving 'aggressively' unto a beach. Once there, the serviceman, who had been in the Marines for five years and who had only been promoted the month before, marched to his frightened colleague before punching him multiple times in the face while screaming 'Tell me how to drive the boat now'.
![[After being told this, LCpl Lawson told the colleague to 'shut the f*** up', at which his colleague, only named as Marine Macefield told him 'Learn to drive']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/11/93226993-14201147-image-m-5_1734434041356.jpg)
The two men belong to 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group, a specialist intelligence gathering unit known as the 'eyes and ears' of their brigade. The unit was formed during the Second World War and was instrumental in stealing top secret German technology including the Enigma machine.
LCpl Lawson has now been handed a suspended sentence and demoted after admitting to one count of battery. Mne Macefield was left with a bruised eye, facial swelling and a concussion following the brutal attack and required medical attention. Lance Corporal Tristan Lawson lost his temper and punched the junior Commando 'multiple times' after he criticised him for piloting the vessel in such a way that passengers were getting 'smashed around'.
