British Army officer bites the head off a live chicken in training exercise

Cheered on by baying soldiers, a British Army officer bites the head off a live chicken in a sickening training exercise filmed by his own men.

The senior lieutenant serving in Iraq then kicks its wildly-flailing body, spits out the head, and shouts “f***er” at the dying bird.



In the video footage the pathetic creature is seen seconds later still flapping pitifully in its death throes.

Minutes earlier another high-ranking soldier, a sergeant major responsible for discipline amongst the soldiers, had also performed the stunt to the perverse delight of the men he controls.

Full story here, with graphic video.