Army Admits Failures Over Deepcut Soldier Death
The head of the Army has vowed that lessons will be learned from the inquest into the death of Private Cheryl James at Deepcut barracks in 1995. General Sir Nick Carter has apologised "unreservedly" to the soldier's parents after a coroner criticised the care offered to recruits at the training camp. It came as Pte James' family said they were "deeply saddened" by the inquest's findings that the 18-year-old died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and was not unlawfully killed.
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