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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

Army officers ‘let down’ soldier over sexual assault claim before she killed herself, court martial told

Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck, in military uniform, smiles for a selfie indoors
Jaysley Beck, a Royal Artillery gunner, was assaulted during a training exercise in Hampshire in July 2021, when she was 19, and killed herself five months later. Photograph: Family handout/PA

Two army officers “let down” a teenage soldier who went on to kill herself when they did not deal properly with a sexual assault allegation she made against a superior, a court martial has heard.

Jaysley Beck, 19, told Col Samantha Shepherd that she had been touched on the leg by a warrant officer during a social event at an adventure training exercise, the court was told.

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