"Wiltshire, to assaulting Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck in an attack that left her severely frightened and feeling powerless and betrayed, according to her family. The 19-year-old soldier's body was found at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire on 15 December 2021 five months after the incident, following which, her mother said: I saw the change in her with my own eyes my bright, confident daughter became quiet and withdrawn."
"Webber was sentenced to six months' imprisonment at the Court Martial Centre in Bulford, Wiltshire, on Friday. He has already left the army, so the judge said he could not be dismissed, but Webber was also sent to the ranks, which means he has been demoted to the lowest possible rank in the military. Beck's family stressed that it was the combined impact of the assault as well as the way it was later handled by the authorities"
Warrant Officer Michael Webber, aged 39 at the time, pleaded guilty to assaulting Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck, an attack that left her frightened, powerless and betrayed. Beck, aged 19, was found dead at Larkhill Camp on 15 December 2021, five months after the assault. A 2023 service inquiry found she had faced multiple inappropriate behaviours by senior personnel before her death. Beck's family say the assault and the subsequent handling by authorities, including pressure not to report to police, shattered her faith in the system and contributed to her decline.
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