CRI听力:Alleged Killer of Former US Navy SEAL Stands Trial
A murder trial has begun in the US state of Texas for the man accused of killing the US Navy SEAL depicted in the movie "American Sniper".
Making his opening statements, Eddy Ray Routh's lawyer says his client was suffering from severe mental strain when he fatally shot Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield.
But the prosecutor contends Routh's history of mental illness shouldn't absolve him of being accountable for the deaths.
Kyle and his friend were killed at a shooting range in February 2013 while trying to help Routh recover from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
If convicted, Routh faces life in prison without parole.
The case has drawn intense interest, largely because of Kyle's memoir about being a Navy SEAL sniper who served four tours in Iraq.
The Oscar-nominated film "American Sniper," based on the book, has grossed nearly 300 million US dollars.
The case has also renewed discussion in the US about the mental struggle former members of the military face.
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