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| 'Beasting' death soldiers cleared | 'Beasting' death soldiers cleared |
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| Three soldiers have been cleared of the manslaughter of a junior colleague at a barracks in Wiltshire. | Three soldiers have been cleared of the manslaughter of a junior colleague at a barracks in Wiltshire. |
| Pte Gavin Williams, 22, of Hengoed, Caerphilly, collapsed and died at Lucknow Barracks in Tidworth in 2006. | Pte Gavin Williams, 22, of Hengoed, Caerphilly, collapsed and died at Lucknow Barracks in Tidworth in 2006. |
| Sgt Russell Price, 45, Sgt Paul Blake, 37, and Cpl John Edwards, 42, were found not guilty by a jury at Winchester Crown Court. | Sgt Russell Price, 45, Sgt Paul Blake, 37, and Cpl John Edwards, 42, were found not guilty by a jury at Winchester Crown Court. |
| The court had heard that Pte Williams died after being made to do an informal punishment known as beasting. | |
| During the trial the prosecution alleged Pte Williams was put through an intense session of physical exercise, or beasting, to punish him for his drunken high jinks. | |
| The soldier, of the Second Battalion the Royal Welsh Regiment, collapsed and died on one of the hottest days in 2006. | |
| He was admitted to hospital where tests showed his body temperature was 41.7C, higher than the norm of 37C. | |
| Tests subsequently showed he had ecstasy in his body when he died. |