Overview
- Trooper Jack Burnell-Williams, 18, was found unresponsive at Hyde Park Barracks on September 28, 2022, less than two weeks after taking part in Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral procession.
- Loved ones say they are sure he died by suicide, while the Metropolitan Police previously said the death was unexpected but not suspicious.
- A full inquest is scheduled for February 2026 at Inner West London Coroners’ Court, to be overseen by Assistant Coroner Bernard Richmond KC.
- Through lawyer Victoria Sedgwick, his mother Laura Williams seeks a full account of events and calls for stronger pastoral care for young soldiers.
- The Army says it will publish its internal investigations after the inquest, as Ministry of Defence figures record 281 service-member suicides from 2005 to 2024.