A Royal Navy petty officer dies by suicide aboard the minehunter HMS Cattistock, an inquest hears. The court is told that Petty Officer Jon Errington Paxton, 38, took keys for a weapons storage locker from a colleague who was asleep and later shot himself on board.
The reports describe a broader context involving allegations and personal pressures. They say the inquest includes references to the breakdown of Paxton’s marriage and sexual assault allegations, with officials considering how those factors may relate to his death. The accounts focus on the circumstances on the ship and the lead-up to the incident, but details of the allegations and any formal outcomes are not fully specified in the provided excerpts.
Across the coverage shared here, the central points remain consistent: Paxton’s identity and age, the ship involved, the method and location of his death, and that his actions involve access to a weapons locker via keys taken from a colleague. The outlets differ mainly in emphasis rather than core facts.
