Colonel cleared of not properly handling allegations by soldier who killed herself
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Samantha Shepherd faced court martial over case of 19-year-old Jaysley Beck, who had made a sexual assault claimA senior army officer has been cleared by a court martial of failing to deal properly with allegations made by a teenage soldier who went on to kill herself.Col Samanth...
Samantha Shepherd faced court martial over case of 19-year-old Jaysley Beck, who had made a sexual assault claim
A senior army officer has been cleared by a court martial of failing to deal properly with allegations made by a teenage soldier who went on to kill herself.
Col Samantha Shepherd had been accused of βconduct prejudicial to good order and service disciplineβ over the case of 19-year-old Gunner Jaysley Beck, who took her own life in December 2021.
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