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Sister of soldier Jaysley Beck warns women not to join Army
The sister of soldier Jaysley Beck has warned women not to join the Army after a coroner found that “systemic” failures had contributed to her death. The 19-year-old Royal Artillery Gunner was found hanged in her room at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire on December 15 2021.
Jaysley Beck: Army has ‘blood on their hands’ over soldier’s death, sister says
Mr Rheinberg said Gunner Beck had faced the failure of superior officers to take action over the “barrage” of messages sent by her manager Ryan Mason and the failure to fully investigate Gunner Beck’s complaint of sexual assault against Warrant Officer Michael Webber.
Jaysley Beck: Army's handling of sexual assault complaint 'played part in death', coroner says
The British Army's failure to properly deal with a soldier's sexual assault complaint played "more than a minimal" role in her death, a coroner has said. Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck, 19, was found dead in her room at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire on 15 December 2021.
Jaysley Beck: "Systemic failures in the Army took our daughter from us and no apology will bring her back"
The mother of a teenage Royal Army Gunner who took her own life has accused the Army of a “cover-up” after a coroner ruled a string of failings contributed to her death.
Jaysley Beck: Sexual assault of teen soldier by boss 'played part in her suicide', coroner finds
The inquest has heard how teenage soldier Jaysley Beck, 19, was found dead after being "bombarded" with messages from her "psychotic and possessive" boss.
Jaysley Beck: Army ‘covered up’ sex assault complaint before soldier’s death, mum says
On Thursday Nicholas Rheinberg, assistant coroner for Wiltshire and Swindon, found that this complaint being dealt with as a “minor administrative action” instead of being reported to police as a sexual assault was “more than a minimal contributory factor” in her death.
Army mishandled sex assault before death - coroner
On Thursday Assistant Coroner Nicholas Rheinberg ruled she died by suicide and determined the Army's handling of the complaint played "more than a minimal contributory part in her death". The Army said it "accepts the failings identified by the service inquiry".
Army's handling of teen soldier's sexual assault complaint contributed to her death, coroner finds
A 19-year-old soldier found dead in her room was sexually assaulted by a colleague and the army’s handling of this "played more than a minimal contributory part in her death,” a coroner has found.
Gunner Beck died after Army's failures to action complaints
Described by her mum as "kind, caring, and truly loved by everyone who knew her", Gunner Jaysley Beck, 19, died by suicide in
Sister of Wiltshire soldier Jaysley Beck says army has 'blood on their hands' over her death
Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck was found dead in her room at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire on 15 December 2021. | ITV News
Army’s handling of teenage soldier’s harassment complaint played part in her death, coroner rules
The Army ’s handling of a 19-year-old soldier’s complaint of sexual harassment by a senior colleague played a part in her death, a coroner has ruled. Jaysley Beck took her own life at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire on December 15 2021 and in July that year she complained that she had been sexually assaulted during a stay at Thorney Island.
Army has blood on its hands, says sister of soldier who killed herself after sex assault
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‘The inquest of Jaysley Beck should be regarded as a MeToo from the grave’
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'It was normal for someone to slap your bum': The reality of being a woman in the Army
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Soldier's missing notebook 'could hold answers'
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