Was The Coroner Right In His Conclusion ?

[Canary42]

"[The coroner] went on to tell the hearing of how during his time at the barracks witnesses observed a shift in Pte Benton's demeanour, with the common theme being that "he was not as bubbly as he used to be".
During a three-month warning period, he took an Anadin overdose, and it was "notable" a psychiatric assessment did not trigger a full review, he said.
[The coroner] told the court there was "no doubt" Pte Benton was "on the receiving end" of punishments by senior officers and was attacked at least once by his fellow trainees.
It was "possible" but not probable these events contributed to Pte Benton's decision to kill himself, [the coroner] said."

That last sentence seems extremely unrealistic - surely it was very probable. Full article here :- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-44860108

[Canary42]

P.S. The title question refers to the last sentence, not to his verdict.

[youngmafbog]

Probably based around this (last sentence), although obviously difficult to fully understand without full transcript of the inquest:

"It is likely Sean had an emerging emotional personality disorder," he said.

In addition, there was a failure by the Army to provide appropriate welfare supervision and support to Pte Benton.

"Had he been offered, and accepted such support, it is possible that Sean would not have taken the fatal action he did.

"However, the evidence does not establish that this would probably have been the case."

[dannyk13]

I think what the coroner was saying was that he could not say whether or not Pte Benton would still have gone on to take his own life.