Master Corporal Robbie Fraser faces one count of manslaughter (s. 236 of the Criminal Code of Canada) and one count of negligent performance of duty (s.124 of National Defence Act) following a Canadian Forces National Investigative Service investigation into the death of Master Corporal Jeffrey Walsh, in Afghanistan, in August 2006.
No further information on the charges was contained in the official news release.
As recently as Sunday, little information had been released on the incident.
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Update:
A new Canadian Press story with comments from MCpl Walsh's father.