Armed forces chief ‘confident’ they are safe places for women to serve

Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton said soldier Jaysley Beck, 19, who took her own life in her barracks after being sexually assaulted by a sergeant, was ‘let down’ (PA) - (PA Archive)

The chief of Britain’s armed forces has said he is “confident” they are “a safe place for women to serve”.

The mother of soldier Jaysley Beck, 19, who took her own life in her barracks after she was sexually assaulted by a sergeant, has said young women should not join the Army because the armed forces have not done enough to protect recruits.