British army officers face court martial over Jaysley Beck sexual assault case
Maj James Hook and Col Samantha Shepherd charged with offences relating to case of soldier who took her own lifeTwo serving British army officers face criminal charges over the handling of a case of sexual assault of the teenage soldier Jaysley Beck, who later took her own life.Beck, a Royal...
<p>Maj James Hook and Col Samantha Shepherd charged with offences relating to case of soldier who took her own life</p><p>Two serving British army officers face criminal charges over the handling of a case of sexual assault of the teenage soldier Jaysley Beck, who later took her own life.</p><p>Beck, a Royal Artillery Gunner, was assaulted during a training exercise in Hampshire in July 2021, when she was 19, and killed herself five months later.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/30/british-army-officers-court-martial-jaysley-beck-sexual-assault-case">Continue reading...</a>
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