Coroner concludes Pte Cheryl James' death at the Deepcut barracks in Surrey in 1995 was suicide
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Army apologises for failings at Deepcut in 1995
Coroner highlights overwhelming evidence of a "sexualised" atmosphere at Deepcut
Pte James was one of four young recruits who died at Deepcut between 1995 and 2002
Updates on Friday 3 June 2016
The coroner has described how there were far too few officers to train and look after young soldiers who were left bored and indisciplined.
He said: "While some intermittent training was provided, there were too few permanent staff to deliver it and put into place a structured regime."
And one witness told the inquest Deepcut was like a "sausage machine that had become clogged".
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The coroner has said Pte James appeared to have been "unhappy in the army" and often spoke with friends and other recruits about wanting to leave.
On one occasion she was fined £50 for the negligent discharge of a rifle, and for a time rang home a lot to say she was homesick.
Image source, PABut the inquest heard that when Pte James left initial training at Pirbright she was a "poster for the Army".
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The coroner has ruled a claim that Pte James was sexually assaulted while at Deepcut "at highest was assumption, at its lowest was fantasy".
Squaddie Mark Beard had said Pte James was ordered by Sgt Gavaghan to have sex with another soldier, Ian Atkinson, on the night before she died - but the claim was strongly denied by both men.
Mr Barker said: "I find Pte Beard's allegation to be wholly without foundation."
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On the morning Pte James died, Pte Paul Wilkinson - one of the two men in the love triangle - saw the teenager while she was on guard duty to give her an "ultimatum" to choose between the men.
The inquest heard Pte James told him she wanted to be with him, and he left happy - believing she was fine.
Mr Barker has ruled he did not consider Pte Wilkinson a suspect in her death.
Cheryl James was caught in a love triangle at the time of her death.
The 18-year-old had been in a relationship with Royal Engineer Simeon Carr-Minns, but started another relationship with another squaddie at Deepcut, Paul Wilkinson - and both men wanted an exclusive relationship with her.
Image source, PAThe inquest heard both men were upset and Pte James was criticised and labelled a "slag" by some - but she did not appear overly upset. Rather, she was unhappy and upset by the situation.
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The coroner has said the Army accepted some instructors "saw young females as a sexual challenge".
Image source, PAHe said evidence from the inquest "supports the presence of consensual but improper relations between instructors and trainees".
The coroner has said an allegation that Pte James was raped the night before her death is "wholly without foundation".
There was evidence that a sergeant, Andrew Gavaghan, (pictured) shouted at Pte James and made her cry, the coroner has said.
Image source, Julia QuenzierBut amid suggestions of bullying, Mr Barker said it was likely that if the incident with Sgt Gavaghan bore any major relevance then others would have come forward, but none did.
He also said there was no evidence Pte James had spoken to or written to any friends about the encounter with him, and there was no evidence it had later played on her mind in November 1995.
Coroner Brian Barker QC has launched a scathing attack on welfare standards at Deepcut.
Image source, getHe criticised the lack of female officers - which the inquest heard was an Army-wide problem - and the lack of welfare officers and support structures. He said the "haphazard provision of welfare support was insufficient".
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Image source, James familyThe coroner found overwhelming evidence of Deepcut's "sexualised" atmosphere and said given the "dearth" of structured life for trainees, it was not surprising they turned to each other for stimulation.
Image source, GettyHe said while sexual relations were not prohibited between trainees, the extent to which they were able to have sex was "inappropriate".
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The coroner finds no basis in evidence that Pte Cheryl James was "somehow sexualised" but says more should have been done about sexual relations at Deepcut.
Brian Barker QC said given the lurid media interest in Cheryl James "There is no basis in the evidence that the army or the MoD somehow sexualised her". He added that the "MoD accepts more should have been done re: sexual relations between NCOs & trainees. Many had little experience dealing with young women"
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Some exhibits were released during the inquest into the 18-year-old's death.
Image source, Surrey PoliceOne was this Surrey Police diagram made at the time of the wooded area to the left of Deepcut's Royal Way Gate.
Pte Sean Benton was the first of the four soldiers to die at Deepcut. He was found with five gunshot wounds in June 1995 while on guard at a perimeter fence.
The coroner has said it was a chance to recognise a problem, tweets Paul Heaney.
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