Sandhurst death: Female officer cadet found dead at military academy in Berkshire
Death 'unexplained but non-suspicious', police say
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Your support makes all the difference.A female officer cadet has been found dead at Sandhurst military academy.
The 21-year-old was discovered in her room, reports suggested.
Police said they were treating her death as unexplained, but not suspicious.
A Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesman said: “We can confirm that an incident has occurred at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst resulting the death of an officer cadet, our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time.”
Sandhurst trains all officers destined for the British Army as well as military personnel from other countries.
The British Army website describes it as “one of the world’s toughest and most revered military training academies” and its motto is Serve to Lead.
A Thames Valley Police spokesman said officers were called to the academy at about 3pm on Wednesday.
He added: “They found that a woman in her 20s had sadly died. Her next of kin have been informed.
“The death is being treated as unexplained but non-suspicious.
“A file is being prepared for the coroner.”
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