US soldier accused of Afghan massacre to have sanity review
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A US soldier charged with slaying 16 civilians in Afghanistan will undergo a sanity review set to begin next week to determine his mental state during the killings and his ability to stand trial, a military official said on Wednesday.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, and his defense attorneys have indicated they are preparing a possible mental health defense. The decorated veteran of four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan is accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in cold blood, during two rampages through their family compounds in Kandahar province in March 2012. (Reuters)
