Tags: Criminal, Murderer.
Robert Bales (born June 30 1973) is a former United States Army staff sergeant who murdered 16 Afghan civilians in Panjwayi Kandahar Afghanistan on March 11 2012 – an event known as the Kandahar massacre.In order to avoid the death penalty Bales pleaded guilty to 16 counts of murder and six counts of assault and attempted murder in a plea deal. On August 23 2013 he was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
