Marine at centre of corpse urination scandal dies

A decorated retired Marine whose career as a sniper was derailed by a video which showed him urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan has died, his lawyer has said.

Marine at centre of corpse urination scandal dies

A decorated retired Marine whose career as a sniper was derailed by a video which showed him urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan has died, his lawyer has said.

Corporal Robert Richards, 28, was found dead by his wife at their home in Jacksonville, North Carolina, on Wednesday, Guy Womack said. Neither foul play nor suicide is suspected.

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