By Amie Gordon For Mailonline
Published: 11:29 GMT, 8 February 2019 | Updated: 12:55 GMT, 8 February 2019
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A female officer cadet has been found dead at the renowned Sandhurst military academy in an apparent suicide, the MoD confirmed today.
The 21-year-old was found in her room at the Royal Military Academy in Surrey on Wednesday.
The young cadet was involved in an investigation following a party at the weekend, after which she 'did not return to her barracks.'
The 21-year-old was found in her room at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, in Surrey (pictured)
The unnamed cadet had joined Sandhurst in May and was in her third term at the elite academy.
She is understood to have spent the night in another barracks after a 'drunken' party at the weekend.
There is no allegation of wrongdoing other than not returning to her barracks at night, the MoD confirmed.
Thames Valley Police has now launched an investigation into the death.
The woman reportedly had to take part in a 'walk of shame' after the party at the