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Coroner says chain of command failed to recognise risk of stress to officer cadet and get her seen by doctor after ball

The Army missed opportunities to prevent the suicide of a “positive and bubbly” officer cadet at the prestigious Sandhurst military academy, an inquest found.

Olivia Perks, 21, was found hanged in her room at the elite military training school in Berkshire in February 2019.

A former Army staff sergeant has told an inquest he was in a banned relationship with an officer cadet in the months before she was found hanged in…

Officer Cadet Olivia Perks (pictured), 21, was discovered dead at Sandhurst military academy in Berkshire on February 6 2019, months after she started banned relationship with sergeant.