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Old 20th February 2025 | 14:49
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campbeex
 
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BBC: Army mishandled sex assault before death - coroner

'The death of a soldier left terrified after being sexually assaulted by her superior was, in part, caused by the British Army's handling of her complaint, a coroner says.Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck, 19, was found hanged in her barracks at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire on 15 December 2021 after a Christmas party.

Gunner Beck had filed a complaint against Battery Sergeant Major Michael Webber after he "pinned her down" and tried to kiss her at a work social.

On Thursday Assistant Coroner Nicholas Rheinberg ruled she died by suicide and determined the Army's handling of the complaint played "more than a minimal contributory part in her death".'
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