Family of slain soldier meets investigators

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Family of slain soldier meets investigators
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Oct 5, 2007 5:33:24 EDT

BOSTON — Family members of a National Guard soldier who died in a secure area of Afghanistan met with Army investigators for four hours and were reassured they were doing all they could to determine how the woman died, the relatives said Thursday.

Spc. Ciara Durkin, 30, of Quincy, was found dead with a single gunshot wound to her head in a secure area of Bagram Airfield on Sept. 28.

Her family at first complained that the Army provided conflicting information about her death, telling them she was killed “in action,” then later saying she died in a “non-combat-related incident.” They also said the Army was withholding copies of the autopsy report and her will.

Durkin’s sister, Fiona Canavan, told the Patriot Ledger of Quincy that Durkin said she had seen some things “she didn’t like and made some enemies because of it.” The family has discounted the possibility of suicide, saying Durkin was upbeat during her last visit home in September.

The case drew congressional attention, with Sens. John Kerry and Edward Kennedy and Rep. William Delahunt urging Army officials to be more forthcoming with the Durkin family.

Army investigators met with the family in their home Wednesday.


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