A former Army officer has admitted sexually assaulting a young soldier who took her own life months later.

Warrant Officer Michael Webber refused to answer questions during the inquest into the death of 19-year-old Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck in July 2021.

Jaysley was found hanged at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire on December 15 of that year, five months after the sex assault and after suffering ‘relentless sexual harassment’.

Her inquest ruled that ‘on the balance of probabilities’ Jaysley had been sexually assaulted by a senior colleague, and the Army’s failure to take action ‘more than minimally’ contributed to her death.

Jaysley, who joined the Army aged 16, was sexually assaulted by Webber during a training exercise at Thorney Island in Hampshire. She said he ‘made a pass’ at

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