Soldiers Cleared Over Beasting Death ; Three Non-Commissioned Army Officers Were Hung Out to Dry by Their Superiors When They Faced Manslaughter Charges Over the Death of a Soldier to Whom They Were Ordered to Give a Beasting, a Judge has Said.

Western Daily Press › August 02, 2008

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Three non-commissioned army officers were hung out to dry by their superiors when they faced manslaughter charges over the death of a soldier to whom they were ordered to give a beasting, a judge has said.

The three were found not guilty of the manslaughter of Private Gavin Williams, who died after he collapsed with heatstroke on one of the hottest days of 2006.

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Soldiers Cleared Over Beasting Death ; Three Non-Commissioned Army Officers Were Hung Out to Dry by Their Superiors When They Faced Manslaughter Charges Over the Death of a Soldier to Whom They Were Ordered to Give a Beasting, a Judge has Said.

They emotionally thanked the jury for clearing them of the manslaughter charges, and the judge criticised the army for allowing the beasting...

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