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No Evidence at Deepcut - Police

Fri, March 07, 2003

Source: Ananova News

Detectives investigating the deaths of four young soldiers at Deepcut Barracks say there is no evidence so far that any third party had been involved

Detectives investigating the deaths of four young soldiers at Deepcut Barracks say there is no evidence so far that any third party had been involved.

But police say they have received an allegation that a male soldier had been raped at the camp in Surrey, although it was not connected with the deaths.

Detective Chief Superintendent Craig Denholm, head of Surrey Police CID, told a briefing on the progress of the year-long inquiry: "As yet, we have no evidence of third party involvement."

Surrey Police are re-examining evidence relating to the deaths of Privates Geoff Gray, 17, from Seaham, County Durham; Sean Benton, 20, from Hastings, East Sussex; James Collinson, 17, from Perth; and Cheryl James, 18, from Llangollen, North Wales.

Relatives have demanded a public inquiry into the deaths and have hired an independent forensic expert, who recently spent more than six weeks at the barracks.