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Fifth death at Deepcut revealed

A fifth soldier died at an Army base where four recruits were found dead between 1995 and 2002, it has emerged.

Privates Sean Benton, Cheryl James, Geoff Gray and James Collinson were all discovered with gunshot wounds at Deepcut Barracks, Surrey.

It can now be revealed another private, Anthony Bartlett, was found dead after a suspected overdose in July 2001.

A former detective who investigated the later deaths at Deepcut said it was "staggering" he was not told about it.

UK Editor Katie Razzall reports.

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