Shidane Arone

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One of sixteen pictures taken by Private Kyle Brown during the beating death of Shidane Arone. Master Corporal Clayton Matchee is shown holding a baton at Arone's mouth

Shidane Arone (Somali Shidane Caroone, 1977? - 17 March 1993) was a Somali teenager who was beaten to death by Canadian soldiers from the Canadian Airborne Regiment.^[1][2]

Arone was caught on March 16 attempting to steal supplies from the Canadian base. Two members of the Airborne, Corporal Clayton Matchee and Private Kyle Brown, bound Arone and tortured him over the next several hours. Ultimately, he died of his injuries.

While the military initially claimed Matchee and Brown had acted alone, it was later revealed that sixteen others had visited the tent while Arone was captive, including superior officers. Also, Arone's screams were revealed to have been sufficiently loud as to be audible throughout the camp.

For details on the consequences of Arone's death, see Somalia Affair.

[edit] References

1. ^ "The Somalia Affair", CBC. Retrieved on 2007-11-23. 
2. ^ "Report of the Somalia Commission of Inquiry", Department of National Defence, July 2, 1997. Retrieved on 2007-11-23. 

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