Witness 'Couldn't Believe' Soldier 'Beasting'

Private Gavin Williams, 22, was being punished by three non-commissioned officers when he collapsed and later died on Monday 3 July, 2006, one of the hottest days of the year. The three - Sergeant Russell Price, of 2 Rifles, Sergeant Paul Blake, and Corporal John Edwards, both from the 2nd Battalion Royal Welsh Regiment - were cleared of manslaughter at Winchester Crown Court in 2008. The inquest in Salisbury heard Pte Williams, from Hengoed, south Wales, had been drinking heavily with colleague