A former Army warrant officer has been jailed for six months for sexually assaulting a teenage soldier, who later took her own life after being bombarded with messages by another senior colleague.

Michael Webber, who was a 39-year-old Battery Sergeant Major at the time, previously pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault. He was sentenced at Bulford Court Martial Centre in Salisbury on Friday.

He had assaulted Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck, from Cumbria, at a work social event in July 2021.

Gunner Beck said that he had "made a pass" at her, put his hand between her legs and "pinned her down" while trying to kiss her.

Gunner Beck, who had joined the Army at 16, pushed him away and spent the night locked in her car before making a complaint to her superiors in the morning.

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