Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck experienced ‘intense period of unwelcome behaviour’, inquiry finds
MilitaryA 19-year-old soldier is believed to have taken her own life after sexual harassment from her boss, according to an internal army inquiry report.
“It is almost certain this was a causal factor in her death,” the report said. In the weeks before her death, she messaged her boss to say: “I can’t handle it any more. It’s weighing me down.” The report also said family issues including a bereavement may have been responsible for Beck’s death. But her mother rejected this telling the BBC: “I think they are trying to put a lot on her family. They have said that we are partly to blame for the passing of our daughter.”
In July 2021, Beck had been sexually assaulted by a warrant officer while on exercises. The CMJ said the incident was reported but not referred to police, and there “appears to have been no meaningful investigation”. In a letter of apology to Beck after the incident, the perpetrator wrote his “door will always be open”, according to the CMJ.
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