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'Justice Too Late': Larkhill Army Chief Jailed for Sex Attack on Teen Soldier Who Took Her Life

Army officer Michael Webber, 43, jailed for sexually assaulting 19-year-old Gunner Jaysley Beck, who later took her own life after the Army failed to protect her.

International Business Times UK

Army protects itself, not soldiers, says Jaysley Beck’s mother

Leighann McCready said the armed forces had still not done enough to protect recruits.

Evening Standard

‘British Armed Forces still not safe for women four years since my daughter killed herself after sexual assault’

Jaysley Beck’s family blame attack by Michael Webber and handling of assault by army for 19-year-old’s death

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‘This doesn’t feel like justice’: mother of Jaysley Beck accuses army of empty promises

Leighann McCready says promised changes to help victims of sexual assault have not happened quickly enough and the family had to push for progress at every stage of inquest

The Guardian - UK

Ex-sergeant major jailed for sexually assaulting soldier months before her death

Warrant Officer Michael Webber attacked Gunner Jaysley Beck during a training exercise in Hampshire.

Evening Standard

Ex-army sergeant major who sexually assaulted teenage soldier months before her death is jailed

Jaysley Beck’s family say Michael Webber’s attack and the way higher-ups handled her complaint ‘broke something inside her that she couldn’t repair’

The Independent UK

Ex-army sergeant major sentenced to six months for sexually assaulting soldier who went on to kill herself

Michael Webber admitted attack on Jaysley Beck, then 19, which was not investigated properly by senior officers

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Ex-Wren issues call to action after report highlights sexual harassment in Army

A ‘cultural audit’ of the Army found female service personnel experienced ‘predation’ and sexual assault by their male colleagues.

Evening Standard

Ex-sergeant major admits sexually assaulting soldier who took her own life

Senior Battery Sergeant Major Michael Webber pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault at a pre-trial hearing on Friday

The Independent UK

Army officer admits sexual assault of teenager Jaysley Beck before she took her own life

Beck’s family say failures within justice system led to her death after Michael Webber pleaded guilty to crime

The Guardian - UK

Former Army officer admits sexually assaulting teenage soldier months before her death

Warrant Officer Michael Webber pleaded guilty at the Court Martial Centre in Bulford, Wiltshire, to assaulting Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck

Evening Standard

MoD taskforce to target violence against women and girls in the military

The taskforce will include a regional support network trained on topics including domestic violence and sexual offending.

Evening Standard

Jaysley Beck: Army has ‘blood on their hands’ over soldier’s death, sister says

She’s now warning other women not to join the Army

The Independent UK

Sister of soldier Jaysley Beck warns women not to join Army

Coroner ruled that Army ‘systemic’ failures contributed to death of 19-year-old Royal Artillery Gunner.

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Jaysley Beck inquest prompts flood of testimonies of abuse in UK military

Ministry of Defence says lessons learned from death will make military safer, but victims and families say they have heard it all before

The Independent UK

Mother of tragic soldier calls for change in Army to protect soldiers

Leighann McCready said she believed the Army ‘covered up’ her daughter’s complaints and the way she was treated.

Evening Standard

Mother’s anger after coroner finds Army failures contributed to Jaysley’s death

Gunner Jaysley Beck took her own life at Larkhill Camp, Wiltshire, in December 2021, after failings by the Army, a coroner has ruled.

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‘This is not a problem of the past’: Jaysley Beck’s death shows toxic misogyny persists in the armed forces

Failings in handling of 19-year-old’s sexual assault complaints have left family hoping her inquest can finally effect real change

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UK government may have breached young soldier’s right to life, coroner concludes

‘Systemic’ flaws criticised in army’s investigation into sexual assault of Jaysley Beck, 19, before her suicide

The Independent UK

Death of teenage gunner Jaysley Beck ‘partly caused by Army complaints failure’

The 19-year-old was found hanged at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire on December 15 2021.

The Independent UK

Jaysley Beck: Army ‘covered up’ sex assault complaint before soldier’s death, mum says

The complaint should have been reported to police, coroner rules

Evening Standard

Coroner to give conclusion at inquest into death of teenage soldier

Gunner Jaysley Beck was found dead at Larkhill Camp, Wiltshire, in December 2021.

The Independent UK

‘We should have done more’ for female soldier, senior army officer tells inquest

Brigadier Melissa Emmett said the army let down Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck ‘in so many ways’ at an inquest on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

Ex-soldier was propositioned by sergeant when she was 17, inquest told

Tamzin Hort told the inquest of her friend Jaysley Beck, 19, that women were habitually subjected to such behaviour

The Independent UK

Female soldier tells inquest of finding sergeant at her door with a condom

A friend of Gunner Jaysley Beck has spoken of the ‘disgusting’ comments directed toward female soldiers

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