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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jamie Grierson

British army officers face court martial over Jaysley Beck sexual assault case

Jaysley Beck in military uniform
Gunner Jaysley Beck was assaulted during a training exercise in 2021 and later killed herself. Photograph: Family handout/PA

Two serving British army officers face criminal charges over the handling of a case of sexual assault of the teenage soldier Jaysley Beck, who later took her own life.

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.

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