US soldier 'relieved' at Afghan attack plea deal Cannot play media. You do not have the correct version of the flash player. Download the correct version Advertisement 30 May 2013 Last updated at 03:38 GMT Help A US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in two rampages last year will plead guilty to avoid the death penalty, his lawyers say. Staff Sgt Robert Bales will make the plea in a hearing on 5 June. He left a US outpost in Kandahar province in the early hours of 11 March 2012, attacking two villages nearby. Most victims were women or children. Sgt Bales' defence lawyer, John Henry Browne, said that his client was "very relieved that the death penalty is not on the table". Read More Afghan attacks soldier to plead guilty
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