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.

Gunner Jaysley Beck took her own life at Larkhill Camp, Wiltshire, in December 2021, after failings by the Army, a coroner has ruled.

On Thursday Nicholas Rheinberg, assistant coroner for Wiltshire and Swindon, found that this complaint being dealt with as a “minor administrative action” instead of being reported to police as a sexual assault was “more than a minimal contributory factor” in her death.

The family of a 19-year-old soldier who died by suicide in her barracks have said, "No apology will bring our daughter back" after a coroner found that Army failure had contributed to her death.

Jaysley Beck's mother has accused the British Army of covering up the sexual assault her late daughter suffered in 2021. The body of Leighann McCready's 19-year-old daughter was found in a locker room at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire.