Overview
- Colonel Samantha Shepherd and Major James Hook pleaded not guilty to conduct prejudicial to good order and service discipline at a Military Court Centre hearing held by video link.
- The allegations state Shepherd failed to report an alleged sexual assault to service police and misreported Beck’s account, while Hook did not treat information from Beck with appropriate seriousness.
- Judge Adjutant General Alan Large set a five-day trial to start on 14 September and a 23 June case management hearing, with the venue yet to be decided between Catterick and Bulford.
- Former senior NCO Michael Webber was jailed in 2025 after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting Beck five months before her death.
- Beck’s family have voiced ongoing concerns about Army failings, including the lack of a delivered independent complaints process.