Colonel cleared of not properly handling allegations of soldier who killed herself
Samantha Shepherd faced court martial over case of 19-year-old Jaysley Beck, who had made a sexual assault claim A senior army officer has been cleared by a court martial of failing to deal properly with allegations made by a teenage soldier who went on to kill herself. Col Samantha Shepherd had been accused of “conduct prejudicial to good order and service discipline” over the case of 19-year-old Gunner Jaysley Beck, who took her own life in December 2021. Continue reading...
Samantha Shepherd faced court martial over case of 19-year-old Jaysley Beck, who had made a sexual assault claim
A senior army officer has been cleared by a court martial of failing to deal properly with allegations made by a teenage soldier who went on to kill herself.
Col Samantha Shepherd had been accused of “conduct prejudicial to good order and service discipline” over the case of 19-year-old Gunner Jaysley Beck, who took her own life in December 2021.
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- 80 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 16, 2026
- Byline
- Steven Morris
- Source
- The Guardian