Colonel Cleared of Misconduct in Case of Soldier Who Died by Suicide
Col Samantha Shepherd was acquitted by court martial of failing to properly handle sexual assault allegations made by 19-year-old Gunner Jaysley Beck.
A senior British Army officer has been cleared by court martial of failing to deal properly with allegations made by a teenage soldier who died by suicide. Col Samantha Shepherd had faced charges of "conduct prejudicial to good order and service discipline" in connection with the case of Gunner Jaysley Beck, who took her own life in December 2021 after making a sexual assault claim.
The court martial verdict comes after an inquiry into how the military handled Beck's allegations and the circumstances surrounding her death.
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- Colonel cleared of not properly handling allegations by soldier who killed herself — The Guardian — World
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