Olivia Perks: Army missed chance to stop cadet's suicide, coroner says

The Army missed opportunities to forestall the termination of a "positive and bubbly" serviceman cadet, a coroner has concluded.

Olivia Perks, 21, was recovered hanged successful her country astatine Sandhurst subject academy successful Berkshire connected 6 February 2019.

It was heard during the inquest that accusation astir a termination effort successful July 2018 was not passed connected to commanding officers.

In a statement, the Army said it was "deeply sorry" for its failings.

The inquest astatine Reading Town Hall was told Ms Perks felt an "overwhelming consciousness of embarrassment" aft spending the nighttime successful an officer's country 5 days earlier her death.

She had been attending the Falklands Ball and coroner Alison McCormick said the concatenation of bid missed an accidental to get Ms Perks seen by a doc aft that night.