Female Officer Cadet Found Dead At Sandhurst Named

A female officer cadet who was found dead at Sandhurst after a party has been named.

Olivia Perks, 21, was discovered in her room at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Berkshire on 6 February.

An inquest into her death, an apparent suicide, will be opened by the Berkshire coroner at Reading Town Hall on 26 February.

Ms Perks was in her last term at the elite academy, where all British Army officers are taught the responsibilities of leading soldiers in a 44-week course.

It is understood Ms Perks had been spoken to after failing to return to her barracks following a weekend party on the base.

Aside from the minor disciplinary incident, there was no suggestion of further wrongdoing.

At the time Thames Valley Police said they were treating her death as "unexplained but non-suspicious".

A Ministry of Defence spokesman also confirmed there had been an incident at the academy which resulted in the death of an officer cadet.