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| 'Beasting' jury considers verdict | 'Beasting' jury considers verdict |
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| A jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of three soldiers accused of killing a junior colleague at a Wiltshire barracks. | A jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of three soldiers accused of killing a junior colleague at a Wiltshire barracks. |
| Pte Gavin Williams, of Hengoed, Caerphilly, collapsed and died at Lucknow barracks in Tidworth in 2006. | Pte Gavin Williams, of Hengoed, Caerphilly, collapsed and died at Lucknow barracks in Tidworth in 2006. |
| The 23-year-old died after allegedly being subjected to informal punishment known as "beasting". | The 23-year-old died after allegedly being subjected to informal punishment known as "beasting". |
| Sgt Russell Price, 45, Sgt Paul Blake, 37, and Cpl John Edwards, 42, all deny Pte Williams' manslaughter. | Sgt Russell Price, 45, Sgt Paul Blake, 37, and Cpl John Edwards, 42, all deny Pte Williams' manslaughter. |
| Earlier, Winchester Crown Court heard that Pte Williams was in trouble for drunken behaviour. | Earlier, Winchester Crown Court heard that Pte Williams was in trouble for drunken behaviour. |
| Pte Williams had been aggressive and let off a fire extinguisher at Daniel Brown, a guest of Capt Mark Davis, at a weekend regimental ball on 1 July 2006. | Pte Williams had been aggressive and let off a fire extinguisher at Daniel Brown, a guest of Capt Mark Davis, at a weekend regimental ball on 1 July 2006. |
| Cpl Edwards told the court he was ordered by his superior officer Capt Mark Davis to bring Pte Williams to him "panting like a dog", which he understood meant he should be marched as a punishment or "beasting". | Cpl Edwards told the court he was ordered by his superior officer Capt Mark Davis to bring Pte Williams to him "panting like a dog", which he understood meant he should be marched as a punishment or "beasting". |
| During the punishment Pte Williams began to complain but was not actually sick. | During the punishment Pte Williams began to complain but was not actually sick. |
| Pte Williams was taken to physical training instructor Sgt Blake after marching, for more intense physical exercise, but later collapsed from overheating and died. | Pte Williams was taken to physical training instructor Sgt Blake after marching, for more intense physical exercise, but later collapsed from overheating and died. |
| Having failed to reach a verdict, the jury was sent home on Wednesday afternoon. |