Intentar ORO - Gratis

Ex-sergeant major jailed for sex assault on soldier

Western Mail

|

November 01, 2025

A FORMER senior noncommissioned army officer who sexually assaulted a teenage soldier who later took her own life has been sentenced to six months in prison.

- CLAIRE HAYHURST

Ex-sergeant major jailed for sex assault on soldier

> Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck took her own life. Inset, Jaysley's mother Leighann McCready speaking to the media outside Bulford Court Martial Centre in Salisbury yesterday

Warrant Officer Michael Webber, 43, previously pleaded guilty to the attack on Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck, 19, during a stay at Thorney Island, near Emsworth in Hampshire, in July 2021.

He appeared before Bulford Military Court Centre US and was sentenced by the Judge Advocate General Alan Large and a military board.

During the incident, Webber engaged Gunner Beck in a drinking game called Last Man Standing before touching her thigh and trying to kiss her.

Gunner Beck pushed Webber, then a 39-year-old battery sergeant major, away and spent the night locked in her car before making a complaint to her superiors in the morning.

However, the incident was not reported to police and Webber wrote a letter of apology to Gunner Beck, from Cumbria.

She was found hanged in her room at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire at about 4pm on December 15, 2021 ~ five months after the incident.

At the conclusion of her inquest in February 2025, Assistant Coroner Nicholas Rheinberg ruled that the army’s failure to take appropriate action made a “more than minimal” contribution to her death.

Judge Large told Webber: “At some point in the early hours of July 13, you told Gunner Beck she was beautiful, you put your hand on the back of her head, you leant in to kiss her and you touched her thigh.

MÁS HISTORIAS DE Western Mail

Western Mail

Teacher's marathon effort for service which gave him 'a second chance at life' after cliff fall

A SECONDARY school teacher who survived a 70ft cliff fall as a child, will take on his first London Marathon this year, in aid of the service that saved his life.

time to read

3 mins

January 06, 2026

Western Mail

Western Mail

Rees-Zammit's quick return

LOUIS Rees-Zammit should be back in action this weekend after an injury scare.

time to read

1 min

January 06, 2026

Western Mail

Farmers hail new law to tackle dog attacks

THE Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has welcomed new legislation that strengthens protections for farm animals in Wales and England against dog attacks.

time to read

2 mins

January 06, 2026

Western Mail

Western Mail

'Still shaken': Trepidation in Venezuela after shocking US capture of its leader

US secretary of state Marco Rubio has suggested the United States will not govern Venezuela day-to-day other than enforcing an existing \"oil quarantine\" — even as Donald Trump again insisted America would be in control following the removal of leader Nicolas Maduro. Meanwhile, on the ground in the capital Caracas, residents are wondering what will happen next. Regina Garcia Cano, Megan Janetsky and Juan Arraez of the Associated Press report

time to read

3 mins

January 06, 2026

Western Mail

Western Mail

The man aged 102 when he fathered the last of 43 children

Sixteenth-century Anglesey man William ap Howel lived a simple and unremarkable life... apart from living to 105 and fathering 43 children in a span of 81 years. Andrew Forgrave tells his extraordinary story

time to read

4 mins

January 06, 2026

Western Mail

Jealous man in chilling threat to petrol bomb ex's home

A JEALOUS man incessantly called his ex-partner after she ended their relationship and harassed her while making threats to harm her and her family, adding: \"I don't care if the kids are there

time to read

2 mins

January 06, 2026

Western Mail

Shoppers bring festive joy to Aldi

SUPERMARKET Aldi has revealed a £1.65bn sales haul over the Christmas month as price remained the “biggest priority” for shoppers.

time to read

1 min

January 06, 2026

Western Mail

Western Mail

Whiteout wreaks havoc across Wales – with more on the way

A MAJOR Atlantic low is on course to slam into Wales this week.

time to read

2 mins

January 06, 2026

Western Mail

Western Mail

I'm desperate for another crack with Wales, insists Olly

OLLY Cracknell is targeting another opportunity with Wales in the upcoming Six Nations.

time to read

2 mins

January 06, 2026

Western Mail

Western Mail

Parkinson proud as he celebrates milestone

WREXHAM manager Phil Parkinson said he felt \"proud\" after his team marked his 250th game in charge with a 2-1 win at Derby.

time to read

2 mins

January 06, 2026

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size