The death of a Queensland security guard at the Australian Embassy in Baghdad was most likely a “tragic accident”, a coroner has found.
Key points:
- Coroner Terry Ryan says there is insufficient evidence to rule suicide
- He says Chris Betts was at the end of his deployment and about to travel home
- Mr Ryan found URG failed to enforce weapons security policies
Former Australian soldier Chris Betts, 34, died on May 12, 2016 when a night of drinking and playing video games with his colleague Sun McKay ended in him dead with a single gunshot wound to the head.
Mr McKay and Mr Betts were friends who both worked for the firm Unity Resources Group (URG), which