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Soldier said senior officer 'pinned her down', inquest told

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Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck , 19 , was found dead in her barracks at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire .

She had confided in a colleague that a senior officer had "pinned her down" and tried to kiss her, inquest told.

Inquest heard she had made a complaint against a seniorofficer, Battery Sergeant Major Michael Webber .

Gunner Beck called in the middle of the night "frightened and in tears", sleeping in her car out of fear he would come back.

The incident in question occurred at an adventure training exercise at Thorney Island in July 2021 .

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82

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80

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informal

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English

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38

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