‘This doesn’t feel like justice’: mother of Jaysley Beck accuses army of empty promises

Leighann McCready says promised changes to help victims of sexual assault have not happened quickly enough and the family had to push for progress at every stage of inquestAt the end of Gunner Jaysley Beck’s inquest, the British army promised that the teenager’s suicide after a sexual assault by a senior colleague would lead to lasting and effective change.Eight months on, as her abuser was finally sentenced for the attack, Beck’s mother, Leighann McCready, accused the army of making “empty promises” and said change to the way victims were treated was not taking place quickly enough. Continue reading...