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Dave Higgens

Two senior officers cleared of charges relating to teenage soldier Jaysley Beck

Jaysley Beck was found dead at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire in December 2021 (Family Handout/PA) - (PA Media)

Two senior Army officers have been cleared of allegations that they failed to properly deal with abuse allegations made by Gunner Jaysley Beck five months before the teenage soldier took her own life.

A court martial has heard how Colonel Samantha Shepherd and Major James Hook were both told by Gunner Beck about an incident on a training exercise when she disclosed inappropriate behaviour by one of her non-commissioned officers.

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