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The deaths of four young soldiers at Deepcut Barracks will not be investigated in a public inquiry, the government has announced.
Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram, making the Commons announcement, said army training would be inspected by an adult learning inspectorate.
The recruits at the Surrey camp died from gunshots between 1995 and 2002.
Their families reacted with anger and pledged to take the cases to the High Court for a judicial review.
The families of Sean Benton, 20, Cheryl James, 18, Geoff Gray, 17, and James Collinson, 17, do not accept the official explanation that they killed themselves.
Mr Ingram told MPs in three of the cases there had been police investigations, coroner's hearings, and "intensive police re-investigations".
But Surrey police found no evidence "to indicate any prospect of a prosecution directly related to these deaths," he said.
"I have weighed all these factors carefully," Mr Ingram said.
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My Comment: "why can't the MOD see that the only way to end this is to have a public enquire, having followed the story since it unfolded how can a guy shoot himself 5 times in the chest and not leave a powder burn."
Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram, making the Commons announcement, said army training would be inspected by an adult learning inspectorate.
The recruits at the Surrey camp died from gunshots between 1995 and 2002.
Their families reacted with anger and pledged to take the cases to the High Court for a judicial review.
The families of Sean Benton, 20, Cheryl James, 18, Geoff Gray, 17, and James Collinson, 17, do not accept the official explanation that they killed themselves.
Mr Ingram told MPs in three of the cases there had been police investigations, coroner's hearings, and "intensive police re-investigations".
But Surrey police found no evidence "to indicate any prospect of a prosecution directly related to these deaths," he said.
"I have weighed all these factors carefully," Mr Ingram said.
BBC Read More
My Comment: "why can't the MOD see that the only way to end this is to have a public enquire, having followed the story since it unfolded how can a guy shoot himself 5 times in the chest and not leave a powder burn."
