Two U.S. soldiers were convicted Saturday on charges related to the killing of an Iraqi woman who was working for the military as an interpreter. One of the soldiers shot the 28-year-old mother in the head. The soldiers originally lied to investigators and said the woman had shot herself. Later they admitted what happened but claimed it was an accident. Specialist Charles Hooser was sentenced to three years in jail and specialist Rami Dajani received 18 months in jail. Both received a reduction in rank and a bad conduct discharge. The Washington Post reports U.S. authorities paid the victim’s family $25,000 in compensation for her death.
U.S. Soldier Gets Three Year Sentence For Killing Iraqi
HeadlineJan 24, 2005