A soldier in Prince Harry’s former regiment had been repeatedly handed over for promotion and felt he had been bullied within the months earlier than he hanged himself, a coroner heard right this moment.
Lance Corporal Joel Robinson served with The Family Cavalry Mounted Regiment, also referred to as the Blues and Royals, primarily based at Combermere Barracks in Windsor, Berkshire.
He was discovered hanging within the barracks on March 25, 2019.
At present, a coroner heard that the 24-year-old felt he had been repeatedly left behind by the military, regardless of glowing reviews suggesting he must be promoted.
LCpl Joel Robinson had joined the military straight from college in 2010
His mom, Angela Robinson, instructed Senior Berkshire Coroner Heidi Connor, that LCpl Robinson felt he was being bullied whereas on a posting in Germany.
The coroner mentioned the younger man’s reason behind demise was asphyxia as a consequence of hanging
Her barrister, Adam Payter, instructed the coroner: ‘In messages, he described plenty of events from 2017 onwards that his boss, LCpl Joyce, was ‘actually bullying’ him and that he would ‘fly off the deal with at him’ and threaten him.
‘He made references to “surviving” this course of.’
The listening to in Studying, Berkshire, was instructed that regardless of glowing reviews which mentioned LCpl Robinson was ‘graded fifth in his squadron general’ and that he was ‘usually seen and judged as if he was a Corporal’, he was by no means promoted.
The inquest was instructed he ultimately determined to file a service grievance to the regiment about what he felt was bullying that focused him.
Nevertheless, he was frightened this might trigger him to be additional missed.
His mom instructed the inquest: ‘Joel thought that he would have been missed if he went via with the service grievance.
‘He didn’t need to grass on his mates and he thought it might be badly seemed upon by his friends. There was one factor that Joel needed and that was to be promoted.
‘He felt his vanity was low when folks received promoted over him when he ought to have been promoted. He felt he was being missed due to the service grievance.’
The inquest, anticipated to final three days, heard that the younger man had repeatedly drafted the service grievance however he felt that his superiors have been making an attempt to speak him out of it and that they’d not take it critically.
Mr Payter added: ‘LCpl Robinson mentioned there was a really particular risk that he would by no means be promoted if there was a service grievance made.
Lance Corporal Joel Robinson (pictured) had been serving with The Family Cavalry Mounted Regiment primarily based at Combermere Barracks
On the opening of his inquest in Might, the coroner mentioned the younger man’s reason behind demise was asphyxia as a consequence of hanging
‘He felt there was no different alternative however to go forward with the grievance as a result of nobody else was listening.’
Earlier, the inquest heard that Lt Cpl Robinson had joined the military in 2010 straight out of college and his mom, who’s herself a military veteran, thought it was a secure place for him to have a profession.
Mrs Robinson, who’s a retired psychological well being nurse, instructed the coroner that she believed her son had not meant to kill himself that night, including: ‘I do not suppose that he meant to take his life that evening.
Prince Harry marches for the presentation of Afghanistan warfare marketing campaign medals to officers and troopers of the Family Cavalry Regiment at Combermere Barracks on Might 5, 2008
Combermere Barracks at Windsor the place each LCpl Robinson and Prince Harry served
‘There have been loads of alternatives in his room to position a ligature, there have been all kinds of locations he might have used if he needed to.
‘I believe that he did what he did… as a result of he needed to be helped. He took a canine with him and that canine was noisy and had a collar that clanged.’
The inquest continues.
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