Cheryl James died in 1995

Independent forensic expert Frank Swann was hired by the families of the soldiers who questioned the verdicts of suicide returned by the army on all four gunshot deaths.

He has spent six weeks inside Deepcut gathering evidence.

According to a national newspaper, Mr Swann will report that there are suspicious circumstances surrounding the deaths.

THE DEAD SOLDIERS Pte Sean Benton, 20, from Hastings, East Sussex Pte Cheryl James, 18, from Llangollen, north Wales Pte Geoff Gray, 17, from Seaham, County Durham Pte James Collinson, 17, from Perth, Scotland

But the father of one of the dead soldiers said he had not yet been told the content of the report.

Des James, whose 18-year-old daughter Cheryl died of gunshot wounds in 1995, said: "He (Mr Swann) has told us that he didn't want to let the report leak in any way until he's handed it over to the families and answered questions that we may have."

'Questions'

Mr James added that the private investigator had been hired because the families of the four soldiers did not accept the army's explanation for the deaths.

He added: "We had so many basic questions and have even more that have now turned up as a result of the recent police investigation.

"We needed somebody to look at this independently and someone to help us get answers.

"We need to know why my daughter was armed and alone at the time of her death.

"The sad thing is, we don't know and quite possibly may never know."

Mr James hopes the report, when realised, will lead to a public inquiry.