All three were standing trial for murder, but the jury found them guilty. Their sentences in respect of the manslaughter convictions were not altered. US porn star declared unfit for sex crimes trial, Ukrainian ministers killed in helicopter crash, Jeremy Renner TV show poster edited after accident, Celebrities who say their children will get no inheritance, Baby among six killed in possible cartel hit in US, Polar bear kills woman and boy in Alaska village. The jury was shown footage of the incident, recorded on a camera attached to the officers' unmarked police car. Mr Laidlaw said Long drove at an average speed of at least 42.5mph down the windy road. "[48] The law was added to the statute book on 28 April 2022[49] and is now law. Mr Wallis told the Thames Valley Police operator: "I've got four masked men outside my house and they've got weapons. Security around the first trial into PC Harper's death was stepped up after police uncovered a plot by "associates of the defendants to intimidate the jury". [34] On 24 July, the three defendants were cleared of murder. The trio had been undeterred by the presence of the homeowner when they returned to Privett House hours later, the court heard. But they're not taking my damn bike. Mrs Harper said her husband was the "kindest, loveliest, most selfless person you will ever meet". [16] On 23 March, along with all other jury trials in England and Wales, the trial was suspended pending a review of operations amid the spread of COVID-19. The driver of the car, Henry Long, 19, and passengers Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, both 18, from near Reading, have all admitted conspiracy to steal the quad bike, but have denied the murder of PC Harper. In a frantic 999 call just before 11.17pm Peter Wallis told the operator: 'I've got four masked men outside my house and they've got weapons Handheld things * handheld piece of wood or something.'. "Andrew was such a good man, a brave, a caring person, funny and uplifting. Jurors were told Long, Cole and Bowers had been trying to escape police, having been caught in the act of stealing a quad bike. Long has admitted manslaughter but denies intending to harm the officer. The cause of death is consistent with our current belief that Andrew was caught between a vehicle and the road, and then dragged for a distance. I just knew he was in trouble.". PC Andrew Harper was "doing no more than his job" when he was dragged for more than a mile to his death after his feet got caught in a strap trailing behind a suspect's getaway car. "He was the loveliest person that you will ever meet. 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Prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw QC said: "What then follows, you leave the car and had the gruesome discovery that body is your colleague. The jury found Bowers and Cole guilty of manslaughter. [35] In his summary, on the matter as to whether the jury had been subject to any improper pressure, Edis said: "To the best of my knowledge and belief there is no truth in that at all". "I simply find myself in a lost and endless world. 2023 BBC. It was a killing that sparked tributes across the world and an "outpouring of love" for a police officer who was killed in the line of duty. "We are shocked and saddened by the death of our colleague". As Pc Harper tried to apprehend one the suspects, his ankles got caught on a tow rope attached to their Seat Toledo and he was dragged to his death. In respect of our investigation, we are interviewing those in custody, carrying out house to house enquiries, obtaining and reviewing CCTV footage, undertaking forensic examination, and taking witness statements.". He spoke as detectives confirmed they have been granted an extra 36 hours to question ten males aged between 13 and 30 over the death of Pc Harper, a newlywed police officer killed after being dragged along by a vehicle in the village of Sulhamstead in Berkshire. PC Harper slid and lost his footing 'as if while water ski-ing' before being whipped forward by his ankles, prosecutors claim. The best way he could describe it was like a waterskier, he said: Feet whipped forward and you land on your back thats how Harps fell.. However, as PC Harper attempted to apprehend one of the suspects, his ankle became caught on a tow rope attached to their car, and he was dragged to his death. Earlier in the trial, last month, prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw QC described the moment PC Harper becaame entangled in the tow rope. On the night of 15 August 2019, PC Harper responded with a colleague to a 999 call about a quad bike theft, despite it being four hours past the end of their shifts. Mrs Harper said "the messages, support and kind words" had been "overwhelming". The killers have been jailed for a total of 42 years. (3) Bowers and Cole's applications for permission to appeal against their convictions. Long had pleaded guilty to, and Bowers and Cole were found guilty of, manslaughter. Mr Justice Edis told them: 'The vehicles have been put in similar positions to the position they would have been in during part of the incident.'. Det Supt Stuart Blaik, the senior investigating officer in the case, said his team didn't have an "awful lot to go on in the very early stages". Editors' Code of Practice. [3] He joined Thames Valley Police's road policing unit approximately six weeks before his death,[3][5] and was based at the force's Abingdon station. We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. [10][11] Harper and fellow constable Andrew Shaw, who were finishing a surveillance shift in Reading,[5] responded to the call in their unmarked BMW police car. "So proud of him. The trio made off down when PC Harper and PC Shaw confronted them head-on in their unmarked BMW. A Gannett Company. PC Andrew Harper from the roads policing unit at Abingdon Police Station was attending a reported burglary and was killed while performing his duties. A tragic series of events that led to the "gruesome discovery" of Pc Andrew Harper lying catastrophically injured in a country lane has been played out in court. PC Andrew Harper Thames Valley Police officer Andrew Harper died while on duty on Thursday, August 15 after responding to reports of a burglary between Reading and Newbury. A brave man protecting us all and just doing his job.". 'Henry Long, sped off, PC Harper was lassoed around his ankles by the loop of the strap. Pc Harper and his crew mate Pc Andrew Shaw responded to Mr Walliss report, even though their shift had ended. 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By Mum and dad's first grandson And was married two weeks ago at a dream wedding. [3] He was educated at The Henley College, where he showed an ambition for joining the police. Lissie broke down twice as she read from her victim impact statement at the Old Bailey. The Telegraph 2.99M subscribers Three teenagers have been convicted of killing Pc Andrew Harper as they evaded arrest. [18], Shaw lost sight of the SEAT but in his pursuit found Harper's stab vest in the road. Detectives investigating the death of a police officer have said he died of "multiple injuries", as they were given more time to question 10 suspects. Grieving officers lay tributes for killed newlywed colleague Pc Andrew Harper. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? [5][13] Shaw arrived at the location to find another officer tending to Harper,[19] who was pronounced dead by paramedics at 23:45. The police officer Andrew Harper fell "as if his legs were whipped from under him" before being dragged to his death, a court has heard. As Long drove around the police car to escape, PC Harper got out of his vehicle and tried to apprehend Cole, who had unhitched the bike and was running behind the Seat driven by Long. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's His grandmother Maureen Shrimpton wrote: "Just a really horrible day. But he said there would have been nothing from the appearance of the BMW to tell the defendants that there were two police officers inside. and Police forces,. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. The 28-year-old was killed when he was dragged behind a car. Fellow officers have been laying flowers at the scene of the death throughout the morning. Something went wrong, please try again later. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The newlyweds had been looking forward to their honeymoon in the Maldives. Three teenagers are on trial at the Old Bailey accused of murder over an incident in Berkshire last August. Jurors stopped briefly to examine posts at the side of the road on Lambdens Hill before disembarking at the A4 crossing. In July 2020, three teenage males were found guilty of manslaughter and received sentences of 16 and 13 years imprisonment. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please His funeral was. Finally, our thoughts remain with Andrews friends, family and colleagues.. [14] In a separate operation, a 20-year-old man from Pingewood was arrested on suspicion of murder. 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Mrs Adlam said her "first born had been ripped" from her, adding: "I haven't been able to work for fear of breaking down, my mind just isn't in the right place, my anxiety is overpowering. Recommended PC Andrew Harper's killer 'should be. Despite their shift ending, PC Harper and his colleague PC Andrew Shaw responded to Mr Wallis's report. "I search around for words to express my heartbreak, but each word is inadequate.". In an update given near the scene, Thames Valley Police spokesman Jack Abell said an emergency call was made reporting a burglary at a residential property at 11.18pm on Thursday. She added: "Every ounce of beautiful peace - gone. Chef, Sarah and Harry.". 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As the retrial began in June, new jurors were placed 2m (6ft 6in) apart, while members of the press and the public followed proceedings on monitors in neighbouring courtrooms. He then learned that another officer had reported a body in the road near the A4. Detective Superintendent Ailsa Kent of the Major Crime Unit said: Our complex investigation into the death of PC Andrew Harper continues and I want to take this opportunity to provide an update. So proud of him. BerkshireLive email updates: We . "My life often feels bleak, hopeless, irreparable. Mr Laidlaw said: 'Henry Long continued to drive at speed for the next mile or so and he drove in a manner calculated to dislodge or shake the officer free from the strapping. VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote, How a baffling census delay is hurting Indians, How Mafia boss was caught at a clinic after 30 years. "Unwittingly" stepping with both feet into the trailing tow-strap, the officer became "lassoed" to the vehicle as it sped off and dragged him just over a mile before he became detached from the vehicle and died in the road. Mr Laidlaw said all three defendants should have known the consequences of their actions. PC Harper's widow Lissie described being in "a lost and endless world" after her husband was killed in the line of duty, a month after their wedding day. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. A small circle of blue and white painted stones had been laid on the verge in tribute to the officer, with one saying 'when your heart stopped beating a part of me died'. 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[2020] EWCA Crim 1729 (16 December 2020)", "PC Andrew Harper: Hundreds of mourners attend funeral", "Wife of fallen police officer accepts posthumous honour award in his memory", "Police horse named Harper after killed officer", "PC Andrew Harper's widow launches 'Andrew's Law' campaign", "Boost for public safety as four justice bills receive Royal Assent", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Killing_of_Andrew_Harper&oldid=1132311582, This page was last edited on 8 January 2023, at 07:36. [22] A second 17-year-old male was also later arrested. In a statement read in court, he said: For a very brief second I thought the body had been a deer I quickly realised it was a person. In the call played in court, Mr Wallis said they had hand-held things and were all masked, as he asked the operator to send someone to his house. Pc Harper was pulled. VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote, How a baffling census delay is hurting Indians, How Mafia boss was caught at a clinic after 30 years. ROLL OF HONOUR. [2], On 18 September, 18-year-old Henry Long and 17-year-olds Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole were charged with murder. It looked like a rag doll.". ', He continued: 'The prosecution's position is that the idea that they did not know that it was the policeman who had become entangled in the strap and was being dragged down that country lane behind their speeding car can be resoundingly rejected.'. Asked if he was home alone, Mr Wallis said: Yeah. But while his colleagues mourned the death of one of their own, detectives were required to push emotions aside for the murder investigation. A group of officers could be seen gathered around floral tributes reading messages to their fallen colleague. www.bbc.co.uk One charged with his murder. Deborah Adlam, the mother of PC Andrew Harper, said her first-born had been "ripped" from her, PC Andrew Harper was killed by three teenagers trying to steal a quad bike, Lissie Harper, the widow of PC Andrew Harper, Lissie and Andrew had been married for just one month when he was killed, PC Andrew Harper and his wife, Lissie, celebrating their wedding, (left to right), Henry Long, 19, Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, both 18, were convicted of manslaughter. The cause of death is consistent with details that PC Harper was caught between a vehicle and the road and dragged under it for a distance. Prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw QC said: "What then follows, you leave the car and had the gruesome discovery that body is your colleague. [40], The Attorney-General's application for permission to refer and the defendants' applications for permission to appeal were heard by the Court of Appeal on 30 November 2020, the Attorney-General Suella Braverman appearing personally. PC Andrew Harper was killed while responding to a report of a quad bike being stolen by masked men, PC Harper married his childhood sweetheart Lissie four weeks before his death, Wallingford turned blue for Andrew Harper, Hundreds of motorbikes packed out RAF Benson to pay tribute to PC Harper, Officers lined the streets as the cortege travelled through Oxford, Henry Long, Albert Bowers, and Jessie Cole (l-r), all from travelling families, left school well before they were 16 and had a long history of stealing, The strap PC Harper got caught in was attached to a Seat Toledo, PC Harper was dragged for more than a mile by the car, PC Harper died after his ankles became entangled in a tow-strap attached to a car. On August 17 2019, Thames Valley Police's . The court heard homeowner Peter Wallis had reported masked thieves making off with the valuable Honda quad bike from his house in Bradfield Southend, near Reading, at 11.17pm. PC Andrew Harper was responding to a reported theft four hours past the end of his shift when his ankles got caught in a tow rope attached to the suspects' getaway car. 'It was going beyond the call of duty, as it were, and it would cost Andrew Harper his life.'. As the documentary recalled. The series of events that led to the "gruesome discovery" of PC Andrew Harper lying injured on a country lane has been played out to a court. ", Ms Kent continued: "In respect of our investigation, we are interviewing those in custody, carrying out house-to-house inquiries, obtaining and reviewing CCTV footage, undertaking extensive forensic examination and taking witness statements.". Our love goes to his lovely wife, mum and dad, brother and all of his family and friends. Is it time Harry & Meghan accept Clarkson's apology and move on? Mr Campbell said the officer was a "highly regarded, popular member of the team" and his death was a "significant loss" to the force and also to his colleagues and friends. Earlier, jurors had boarded a grey coach at the Old Bailey in central London and travelled to Berkshire for a first-hand view of key locations in the tragedy. Police 'shocked and saddened' Video, 00:03:06, German police deny Greta's detainment was staged, US porn star declared unfit for sex crimes trial, Keep cake away from office, says food adviser, Maximum two drinks a week, Canada guidance advises, Germany: We are no longer reliant on Russian energy, Baby among six killed in possible cartel hit in US, Jeremy Renner TV show poster edited after accident. [37], On 19 August 2020, Bowers and Cole made applications for permission to appeal against their convictions for manslaughter, and against the sentences that they had received. PC Andrew Harper attended a reported theft with his crew mate in Berkshire even though his shift had ended before he was dragged to his death, Don't miss a thing! PC Andrew Harper was killed while attending a reported burglary in a rural area of Berkshire. "It's been really emotional for people that knew him, but we didn't realise how much other people felt the same grief," he told the BBC. Ms Kent told a press conference: "A post-mortem was carried out on Andrew's body yesterday and the cause of death has been recorded as multiple injuries. Mark White Home affairs correspondent @skymarkwhite Monday 30 November 2020 17:47, UK PC Harper died in August last year Why you can trust Sky News The series of events that led to the "gruesome discovery" of PC Andrew Harper lying injured on a country lane has been played out to a court. Pc Shaw later discovered his colleague's body. A coroner carried out a Post Mortem report to determine the cause of death, which has been recorded as "multiple injuries". PC Andrew Harper: Teenage driver who killed police officer should have been given life term, attorney general says Henry Long was driving the vehicle that dragged the 28-year-old to his death on a rural road in Berkshire last year. PC Andrew Harper was dragged behind a car after responding to a reported quad bike theft in August 2019 (Picture: PA) Henry Long, 19, has admitted the manslaughter of the Thames Valley Police. He added that he set off in his car to find PC Harper, and came across his stab vest further up the road. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. During the investigation, police officers and staff took 1,250 statements, visited more than 1,000 homes and pursued 1,122 lines of inquiry. She placed his police helmet on his coffin during a funeral service at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford, after colleagues and crowds lined the streets of the city to pay their respects. Officers are carrying out house-to-house inquiries, reviewing CCTV footage, interviewing witnesses and conducting forensic examinations, Det Supt Kent added. Now his devastated wife of just 28 days has released a heartbreaking tribute to her . Members of the public lined the streets to watch the funeral procession,[43] and over 800 people attended the service including Home Secretary Priti Patel and Oxford West and Abingdon MP Layla Moranboth of whom later paid respect to Harper in the House of Commons. PC Andrew Harper was "doing no more than his job" when he was dragged for more than a mile to his death after his feet got caught in a strap trailing behind a suspect's getaway car. It were, and came across his stab vest further up the road and. 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