"Beck's family blamed her death on the combined impact of the assault and the way it was later handled by the authorities, including the pressure put on Beck to not make a police report, which shattered her faith in the system that was supposed to look after her. The court heard a service inquiry conducted in 2023 also found that Beck had been subject to a number of inappropriate behaviours by senior personnel in months before her death, of which Webber was only one."
"Clearly not, as they protect their own. Is it a safe space? No. This is still continuing I'm still inundated by young women saying what happened to your daughter is happening to me', and they're still being disbelieved... [But] we are giving them the strength to continue and speak up. She said the family's heartache is indescribable, but they are continuing to battle for justice for her bubbly, kind, caring daughter, with the sentence passed on Friday marking just the start of their fight."
Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck was found dead at Larkhill Camp on 15 December 2021, five months after she was sexually assaulted by Warrant Officer Michael Webber. Webber was later sentenced to six months' imprisonment at the Court Martial Centre in Bulford. Beck's family attributed her death to the combined impact of the assault and the authorities' handling, including pressure on her not to report the incident to police, which destroyed her faith in the system. A 2023 service inquiry found multiple inappropriate behaviours by senior personnel in the months before her death. Beck's mother warns that similar incidents continue and vows to keep fighting for justice.
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