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

Global Published 15 September 2026, 22:01 · archived 15 Sep 2026

Court hears that two officers did not deal properly with allegation Jaysley Beck made against a superiorTwo 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. Continue reading...

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