A former US soldier has been found guilty of the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and of then killing her parents and sister.
Steven Dale Green was convicted by a civilian court in the US state of Kentucky on Thursday and faces a possible death sentence over the crimes.
He was found guilty of 17 criminal charges including rape, murder and obstruction of justice.
Green was discharged from the army due to a "personality disorder" before his role in the murders was suspected.
His defence team had asked the jury to consider the "context" of war, saying soldiers lacked leadership and received little help from the military to deal with the loss of friends in combat.
Premeditated attack
Marisa Ford, a prosecution lawyer, said the losses suffered by Green's unit did not excuse the rape of Abeer al-Janabi and the murders of her and her family in their home south of Baghdad on March 12, 2006.
"The evidence in this case suggests the defendant was acting purposefully and intentionally with full knowledge of what he was doing," Ford said.
James Barker and Paul Cortez, two other soldiers who are serving 100 and 90 years for their role in the brutal attack, testified against Green during the trial.
Green and other soldiers changed their clothes and disguised their appearance to throw suspicion on Iraqi fighters, Ford said.
They then burned Abeer's body to hide evidence and burned their own clothes to destroy anything that might link them to the crime, she said.
"This was a planned, premeditated crime which was carried out in cold blood," Ford said.
Tigerlily Member # 3567
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Yawn.... another thread on the same issue??
Hey btw where is your article on the shooting which happened yesterday at Camp Liberty?? An US American soldier killed five fellow troops. Ah I think I just made your morning. Doing the happy dance, eh??
Totta Member # 16623
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quote:Originally posted by Tigerlily: [QB] Yawn.... another thread on the same issue??
Hey btw where is your article on the shooting which happened yesterday at Camp Liberty?? An US American soldier killed five fellow troops. Ah I think I just made your morning. Doing the happy dance, eh??
Thank you, dear. I was just about to post that article
About the rapist US soldier thread, it's actually an update it's just too horrific and disgusting I figured it deserves another thread.
Shooky Member # 14776
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what would be a better death sentence for him is to put him in a closed room with me, ill give him the death sentence, but it wont be fast, it will be a slow death
Lady Ferret Member # 15263
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Did TL just yawn at someone for posting news???
Tigerlily Member # 3567
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quote:Originally posted by Shooky: what would be a better death sentence for him is to put him in a closed room with me, ill give him the death sentence, but it wont be fast, it will be a slow death
And guess what - premeditated murder would put you on death row in the state of Virginia. Is it worth it??? I would think twice!!
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it's just too horrific and disgusting I figured it deserves another thread.