Stop BEASTINGS in the Army

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This Website was set up to campaign and protest against the use of an illegal  barbaric bullying punishment exercise known in the British Army as "BEASTING"

dedicated to my Son Private Gavin Williams who died as a result of his own senior officers in the Army commiting this illegal military act without any duty of care.

He was subjected to this degrading torturous punishment exercise  on one of the hottest days of the year on 3rd July 2006

Gavin was ordered the punishment by the Adjutant captain Mark Davies for letting off a fire extinguisher at one of his guests at the mess ball in a silly drunken prank with friends on one saturday night

 But should that have cost Gavin his life?

He should of been giving the correct military disciplinary charge for the offence but the officers in charge took the law into their own hands and carried out this "ILLEGAL" punishment exercise knowing it was illegal in military law

The 3 officers involved were aquitted of Gavin's manslaughter because the Judge summed up .....    "The ARMY overall are to blame for allowing this 3rd unofficial punishment system known as "BEASTING"  to take place in our British Army"

"BEASTING"

 is a form of Bullying,Harrassment,humiliation,torture and ill treatment of a soldier and has been going on in the Armed Forces for decades and it.s about time the Army admit responsibilty.

At the trial in Winchester it was proven by over 100 witnesses that BEASTING was used as a punishment at the barracks for many years and for many young soldiers it is very difficult for them to speak out because even the commanding officers are aware that this form of Bullying practice is happenning but even they turn a blind eye to it instead of issuing the correct disciplinary process.

 MoD... "States that in military law physical exercise should NOT be used as a Punishment"

ARMY BEASTINGS

Those present at Winchester Crown Court heard details of this appalling sad incident, in which a so-termed Army "BEASTING" killed a young fit soldier

BEASTING - an informal form of punishment given to members of the British Army - resulted in the death of Private Gavin Williams just over two years ago.

The Beasting was undertaken by Corporal John Edwards, Sergeant Paul Blake and Sergeant Russell Price, all of whom deny having committed manslaughter.

During the punishment, Private Williams collapsed, subsequently dying of heatstroke. According to the prosecution, the soldier informed those behind the action he was "cooking up", and could not continue with the Beasting session,But they ignored his pleas and carried on with the Beasting 

Mark Dennis QC, prosecutor, stated: "By the time Private Williams fell to the ground en route to the medical centre, the damage had already been done and his body was now reacting to the lethal effects of hyperthermia."

Heatstroke induced a heart attack and, a short while later, the soldier was declared dead.

Addressing the court, Mr Dennis referred to the Beasting in general terms as "a somewhat crude disciplinary measure designed and intended to humiliate, push to the limit and hurt the recipient."

He added that the Beasting was supervised by Sergeant Price, "Willingly" aiding him, said Mr Dennis, were Sergeant Blake and Corporal Edwards.

The latter figure, added the prosecutor, "...told a fellow corporal at the mess meeting later in the morning - before Williams collapsed and died - that he had given Williams 'the best Beasting of my/his life'."

After having collapsed, Williams was transferred to hospital. Here, it was discovered that, at 41.7 degrees centigrade, his body temperature substantially exceeded the norm.

Unlawful Killing

The abuse and treatment given to the soldier by the three senior Army figures, Mr Dennis concluded, had resulted in Private Williams being unlawfully killed.