The death of a soldier left terrified after being sexually assaulted by her superior was, in part, caused by the British Army's handling of her complaint, a coroner says. Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck,

The British Army's failure to properly deal with a soldier's sexual assault complaint played "more than a minimal" role in her death, a coroner has said. Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck, 19, was found dead in her room at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire on 15 December 2021.

The British army apologised on Thursday after a coroner condemned its handling of a sexual assault complaint made by a young woman soldier who later died by suicide. Concluding the inquest, coroner Nicholas Rheinberg found "systemic" failings in the army's handling of the sexual assault complaint and said it should have been reported to the police.

The Army's handling of a teen soldier's sexual assault complaint against a senior colleague was a contributing factor in her death, a coroner has said.