Overview
- Trooper Jack Burnell-Williams, 18, was found dead at Hyde Park Barracks on September 28, 2022, and police said the death was not suspicious.
- His family believes he took his own life, with his mother, Laura Williams, voicing concerns through lawyer Victoria Sedgwick.
- Assistant coroner Bernard Richmond KC indicated in December that a full inquest is expected in February.
- An Army spokesman said internal investigations would be published on the Government website after the inquest concludes.
- Ministry of Defence data records 281 suicides among UK Armed Forces personnel from 2005 to 2024, providing context for the family’s call for change.