Army’s response to complaint by Jaysley Beck, 19, played a part in her suicide in Cumbria in 2021, inquest findsA teenage soldier was sexually assaulted by a senior colleague and subject to an onslaught of unwelcome sexual attention from her line manager in the months before she was found dead, a coroner has concluded.Nicholas Rheinberg, assistant coroner for Wiltshire and Swindon, concluded that the way the army handled 19-year-old gunner Jaysley Beck’s complaint about the alleged assault was handled “played more than a contributory part in her death.” Continue reading…
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Author : Steven Morris
Publish date : 2025-02-20 13:59:00
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Teenage soldier was sexually assaulted by sergeant before her death, coroner concludes
