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Afghan Massacre Suspect Had Brain Injury: Lawyer

Lawyers ready 'mental health defense' for Robert Bales

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 18, 2013 2:18 AM CST

(Newser) – Before allegedly launching a shooting spree against Afghan villagers, US Staff Sgt. Robert Bales was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, his lawyer said at a hearing yesterday. Bales' defense team said it was readying a "mental health defense" in the... Read full story »

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Afghan Massacre Suspect Had Brain Injury: Lawyer

Lawyers ready 'mental health defense' for Robert Bales

Afghanistan • US military • PTSD • court martial • traumatic brain injury • Afghanistan war • post-traumatic stress disorder • Afghanistan massacre • John Henry Browne • Robert Bales

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