The Army's chain of command "failed to prevent" unlawful physical punishments known as beastings which led to a soldier's death, a coroner has found. <br />Pte Gavin Williams, 22, of Hengoed, Caerphilly, was forced to do intensive exercise for his drunken behaviour and disobedience. <br />He collapsed with heatstroke at Lucknow Barracks in Wiltshire in July 2006 and suffered heart failure. <br />Judge Alan Large recorded a narrative conclusion on Friday. <br />Mr Williams's mother, Debra Williams, said in a statement read out after the hearing the beasting was "inhuman" and "degrading".
