Bedside Vigil Put Soldier in Jail ; Medic Went Awol to See Sick Baby Medic Went Awol to See Sick His Baby Girl

Western Daily Press › September 03, 2010

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A West army medic was demoted and jailed after he went absent without leave to keep a 24-hour vigil at his baby daughter's hospital bedside.

Acting Corporal Ben Peters, 28, of Weston-super-Mare, returned to the UK from his base in Germany to be with family after his five- week old daughter Alana contracted deadly viral meningitis.

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Bedside Vigil Put Soldier in Jail ; Medic Went Awol to See Sick Baby Medic Went Awol to See Sick His Baby Girl

But despite keeping the military informed, Ben was arrested on his return to his German base, demoted and given 30 days military detention and dock...

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