The court heard earlier today how PC Harper was killed when he was dragged along by a car and was thrown around 'like a rag doll'. They allegedly dumped the 10,000 bike but pulled PC Harper, who had become trapped around the ankles, for over a mile after roaring down Lambdens Hill, a country lane in Bradfield Southend, Bekshire. He remembered saying the word "body" out loud but did not know whether this was transmitted.". "PC Harper was completely naked at that point, save for his boots and socks. 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. Police are currently focusing their inquiries on one vehicle, understood to be a Seat. A judge convicted the three teenagers of the manslaughter of PC Andrew Harper on July 24 2020. The jury were also shown footage of the moment PC Harper and PC Shaw intercepted the trio in the moments before the former became entangled in the strapping. PC Harper died at the scene a short time later. Mr Long, the car's driver, and two 17-year-olds deny murder. PC Andrew Harper was killed 'in the line of. The Seat is then driven at speed towards Four Houses Corner and PC Bushnell loses sight, jurors hear. "With his ankles caught in a strap that was trailing behind a car being driven at speed along a country lane, he was dragged for over a mile along the road surface, swung from side to side like a pendulum in an effort to dislodge him, losing items of his police uniform along the way, with the rest of his uniform being quite literally ripped and stripped from his body. Something went wrong, please try again later. They disabled their SEAT Toledos rear lights and taped over the number plate but were seen by Mr Wallis taking the Honda TRX500 quad bike and roping its handlebars to the back of the car. 4.50pm: Henry Long, Albert Bowers, Jessie Cole and a fourth man, Thomas King, who is not a defendant in the trial, arrive at the home of Peter Wallis in Bradfield Southend, Berkshire, to steal his 10,000 quad bike. Prosecutor Brian Altman QC told the Old Bailey: 'It was Mr Whittenham who thought it was a bloodied deer attached to the car, but he quickly realised it was someone trapped by both ankles with arms flailing around, as he described it, like a rag doll, being dragged around the road. PC Harper, who got married four weeks ago, was killed on the A4 Bath Road. 11.29pm: Over a minute after PC Harper's disappearance, PC Shaw - looking for his colleague - stops to recover PC Harper's stab vest, which is in two parts in the road. PC Andrew Harper: Prosecutors explain circumstances of death. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. An officer has shared the moment he made the "gruesome discovery" of PC Andrew Harper who was lying gravely injured in a country lane. Not only did they have gloves and masks to avoid detection, they had tools with them which might easily have been used as weapons, it was claimed. The trial is abandoned due to the coronavirus pandemic. Commercial Solicitor Ai Law Skelmersdale, England, United Kingdom 269 followers 270 connections Join to connect Ai Law The University of Law Activity Our dispute resolution lawyers have experience. "But he did not see what his car had struck. He attended a suspected burglary with a colleague at 11.30pm on Thursday, August 15, 2019. PC Harper almost reaches the car and Cole but runs into the loop of the strapping trailing from the boot. Long then sped off from the scene, but in the act of chasing Cole, PC Harper "unwittingly stepped, with both feet, into the loop made on the road surface by the trailing strap". The court heard he would have been rendered unconscious almost immediately and was unable to free himself. "I can confirm that the males were arrested from a local authority-run caravan and mobile home site, Four Houses Corner, in Reading Road near Burghfield Common. Two teenagers, who cannot be named for legal reasons, also stand accused of murder and all three have already admitted conspiracy to steal a quad bike in relation to the incident. Another read: "Such a shocking, mindless, horrific act of brutality. He said he felt "elation" when paramedics arrived but PC Harper's injuries were deemed "incompatible with life" and he was pronounced dead at 23:45 BST. 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"The car left it late to brake at the junction and then pulled out in front of him, causing him to slam on his brakes," Mr Altman explained. Title Directed by Written by Original air date; 4 " Ruling Passion " Gareth Davies: Malcolm Bradbury: 14 June 1997 (): After being kept late by "The Fat Controller", as Ellie so bluntly puts it, Pascoe and his wife finally head out on their romantic weekend break to meet up with some old friends, only to find a house full of dead bodies and his best friend nowhere to be found. "Earlier today we sought a 36-hour extension to their detention and this was granted at Reading Magistrates' Court. He is dragged away as Long accelerates off, jurors are told. I have never been to a house yesterday looking at Quad bikes. 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He was declared dead by paramedics at the scene. The prosecution argue that the three defendants knew PC Harper was being dragged behind them and that Long drove in a manner that suggests he was trying to dislodge the police officer, while Cole and Bower "actively encouraged" him. 'Mr Simon Hall drove the car with his three colleagues. Mr Laidlaw described how Mr Long drove up a verge to round the unmarked car, while Cole ran to catch up after having dislodged a tow rope from around the handlebars of the quad bike, leaving it loose on the road. Henry Long, 18, of Mortimer, Reading, and two 17-year-old boys deny murder. PC Andrew Harper, 28, was responding to a burglary report on Thursday in Sulhamstead, Berkshire, when he was dragged along the road by a vehicle. A police officer in pursuit of the suspects had paused at a fork in the road when he saw the Seat heading back towards him. It is attached to a Seat Toledo by a strap and ridden by Cole. A post-mortem recorded the 28-year-old roads policing officers cause of death as multiple injuries. 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"His injuries were simply not survivable, and he could not be saved. PC Andrew Harper was killed in Berkshire on Thursday, Police officers have been at a caravan site near to the scene where PC Harper was killed, Tributes to PC Harper have been laid at the scene, One message described PC Harper as "Thames Valley's finest", PC Harper got married to his fiance Lissie just four weeks ago. ", He said: "My thanks go to all those staff and officers who attended this incident, as well as our colleagues at the fire service and also the ambulance service for their professionalism and support at what you can imagine was obviously a distressing scene.". A brave man protecting us all and just doing his job.". PC Harper, 28, was then dragged along the road for more than a mile before being found by a colleague with "utterly catastrophic" injuries. Mr Laidlaw said: "He was barely alive, and PC Harper died soon after where he lay, in Ufton Lane, in the company of fellow officers who had tried desperately to save him.". One of them, PC Andrew Kemp, described coming across his fellow officer's body - which by then had been stripped naked - in Ufton Lane. But PC Harper and his colleagues came across the gang driving towards them on narrow Admoor Lane. PC Harper died from multiple injuries after he responded to reports of a vehicle being stolen and ended up caught in a strap behind the vehicle near Sulhamstead, Berkshire on August 15 last year. He was driving a car at "breakneck speed" which swung PC Andrew Harper "like a pendulum" along a country lane on August 15, 2019. "He was barely alive and PC Harper died soon after where he lay in Ufton Lane in the company of fellow officers who had tried desperately to save him.". Such were the extent of PC Harper's injuries that an eyewitness said he thought the suspects were towing a deer carcass behind their vehicle. Menu Home; Rankings. One was goonies, fast and furious. "Pc Harper was a beautiful young soul. PC Andrew Harper died from multiple injuries when he became tangled in a crane strap attached to the boot of a SEAT Toledo on August 15 last year. The officer was "barely alive" but died at the scene a short time later. Here, Daily Star Sport analyses Erik ten Hag's performance, Man Utd's Antony appears to call Bruno Fernandes 'motherf****r' in furious on-pitch row, Bruno Fernandes could not hide his frustration at Antony after his Manchester United teammate misplaced a pass which caused them to have a fiery exchange midway through their fixture with Crystal Palace, CHICAGO LIAR! The three defendants were arrested later at a nearby travellers' site. A man charged with the murder of PC Andrew Harper told police he wasn't there because he was watching Fast and Furious, a court has heard. The officer on duty with PC Harper was not physically injured but is being given emotional support, Thames Valley Police said. Cole was also a passenger in the car at the time. The Old Bailey today heard how the Thames Valley police constable desperately flailed his arms "like a rag doll" after he became tangled in a loading strap attached to their getaway car. ", The lawyer asked: "How do you feel?" James Wood For Mailonline He has been dragged just over a mile for 91 seconds before he is dislodged on the other side of the A4. A retrial gets under way. The court heard PC Kemp saw "no lights on the car at all" and he saw something that made him think that "they had stolen a cash machine". Andrew Harper suffered multiple injuries. He fell beneath the vehicle and was draggeda considerable distance, entangled with a tow rope. It will be obvious to you all that none of the defendants could possibly have intended that that should happen. On 15 August 2019, 28-year-old English police constable Andrew Harper was killed near Sulhamstead, Berkshire, England in the line of duty.Harper and a fellow officer were responding to a report of a burglary, after which Harper was dragged behind a car for a mile (1.6 km), causing his death.In July 2020, three teenage males were found guilty of manslaughter and received sentences of 16 and 13 . Henry Long, 19, Jessie Cole, 18, and Albert Bower, 18, have been charged with the murder of PC Harper. 'We suggest that leads to the irresistible conclusion that he intended to kill PC Harper or to do him really serious bodily injury. 2023 BBC. The pair, who were both wearing uniform, answered the call to the reported theft of the quad bike although it was past the end of their shift. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. It was then that he recognised that figure to be his colleague PC Harper. 11.17pm: Mr Wallis makes a 999 call to report a theft in progress. Long has admitted manslaughter, which the younger boys also deny. He died of multiple injuries. Proceedings will resume on Wednesday (June 23). Jurors were told how the traveller teens had tried to steal a 10,000 bike from the home of Peter Wallis in remote Bradfield Southend, when they were apprehended by PC Harper. Opening the case, prosecutor Brian Altman QC told the jury: "Andrew Harper, a serving police constable of Thames Valley Police, was killed in truly shocking circumstances. The Driver. PC Darling described seeing 'bright red and running all the way down the centre of the road on tarmac.'. 'He must have communicated to the others that he had just escaped a policeman in uniform. PC Harper died from multiple injuries after he responded to reports of a vehicle being stolen and ended up caught in a strap behind the vehicle near Sulhamstead, Berkshire on August 15 last year. PC Harper, who became a regular officer in 2011 after joining as a special constable a year earlier, had attended the reported break-in at about 23:30 BST with a fellow officer. Mr Altman said the vehicle came straight at him very quickly, forcing him to veer to the left as it passed, narrowly missing him. It has been a very wet start to . 11.10pm: Long, Bowers and Cole return to Mr Wallis's house and, over 15 minutes, steal his quad bike. Prosecutor Brian Altman QC told the court: 'In his opinion, PC Harper's lower legs became entangled in a rope attached to the Seat car causing him to fall violently to the ground in an unprotected manner, sustaining a head injury which would likely have resulted in deep unconsciousness.'. The suspects' Seat made off after the stricken officer became detached, with PC Bushnell in pursuit. Prosecutor Jonathan Polnay read a statement by Thames Valley Police firearms officer Nick Kluger, who said he felt "an immense sense of dread and an urgency" when he heard an officer was down. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Mr Hall concluded that at times Long had steered vigorously from side to side in an attempt to dislodge 'whatever the driver perceived was being dragged by the car', the court heard. 12:13 GMT 11 Mar 2020 The number plates were taped over during the first sortie to avoid identification of the car and ultimately them. His grandmother Maureen Shrimpton wrote: "Just a really horrible day. Mr Laidlaw described the moment PC Harper was found to the jury: "It was PC Kemp, one of the two dog handlers, who was the first to attend to the figure who had come loose from the strapping in Ufton Lane. "[That] is consistent with our current belief that Andrew was caught between a vehicle and the road and then dragged for a distance.". He was dragged along the stretch of road at up to 60mph by the SEAT in horrendous circumstances. 'It was because the 17-year-old had unhitched the quad bike and had no time to place the crane strap into the boot that its large loop was left trailing on the road surface. Pc Harper, 28, died from his injuries when he was caught in a strap attached to the back of a car and dragged down a winding country road as the trio fled the scene of a quad bike theft in Sulhamstead, Berkshire, on the night of August 15 2019. The police cordon has been extended by around 100 metres as around 10 white-suited forensics officers conduct a sweep of the area. PC Harper ran behind to intercept him, Mr Altman said: "Illuminated by the rear lights of the police car, as well as by the pulsating blue and white emergency lights, [the youth] could not failed to have seen Pc Harper, who was within feet of him and to have realised he was a police officer in full uniform.". "He was clearly a man who, in his short time, touched many lives," Mr Barber added. He first did a test run with three colleagues in the Seat, pulling a mannequin of the same weight of Pc Harper behind, then swerving to follow the pattern thought to have been followed by Long on August 15. "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. "To his right he saw out of the corner of his eye something moving and tumbling in the road. Mr Long has previously admitted manslaughter and conspiracy to steal a quad bike. He added: 'He had sustained utterly catastrophic injuries.'. On Saturday, police and forensic teams searched a caravan and mobile home site, Four Houses Corner, about three miles from where PC Harper died. `I am employed as a Senior Case Manager by Epiq Corporate Restructuring, LLC, located at `777 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10017. 'What they had discovered when they first attempted to steal the quad bike at Privett House was a man who was not scared to challenge them. Long, of Mortimer near Reading, Cole, of Aldermaston, and Bower, of Mortimer, all deny murder. Such were the extent of PC Harper's injuries that an eyewitness said he thought the suspects were towing a deer carcass behind their vehicle. Bowers and Cole were instead convicted of the lesser charge of manslaughter - which Long had previously admitted. 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Det Supt Ailsa Kent told a press conference: "A post-mortem was carried out on Andrew's body and the cause of death has been recorded as multiple injuries. Long pleaded guilty to PC Harper's manslaughter not because it was "the right thing to do" but because of "overwhelming evidence", he explained. When he was taken into custody Long's solicitor read out a prepared statement. Thames Valley Police said on Saturday it had been granted an extra 36 hours to question the suspects. Police 'shocked and saddened' Video, 00:03:06, Germany: We are no longer reliant on Russian energy, Ukrainian ministers killed in helicopter crash, City asks Madonna if it can borrow her painting, Mafia boss's second hideout found behind wardrobe, Jeremy Renner TV show poster edited after accident, Heathrow beefs up security over cannabis arrests, Keep cake away from office, says food adviser. He says: "I've got four masked men outside my house and they've got weapons.". We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. PC Harper got out of the car to apprehend Cole, who disconnected the tow rope from the quad bike and dived into the Seat, which had manoeuvred around the police car to escape, jurors heard. He had just left. An online petition to overturn the verdicts in the killing of PC Andrew Harper has more than 200,000 signatures. With his ankles caught in a strap that was trailing behind a car being driven at speed along a country lane, he was dragged for over a mile along the road surface, swung from side to side like a pendulum in an effort to dislodge him. This has been impossible for us to get our heads around. The court also heard of how one witness thought he had seen "the carcass of a bloodied deer" that would later turn out, in fact, to have been PC Harper. For other inquiries, Contact Us. The officer who was with him, PC Andrew Shaw, likened the moment he was dragged away by the SEAT vehicle to when a water-skier loses his footing and is whipped forward before landing on his back. She said the 10 boys and men had been arrested at council-run caravan and mobile home site, Four Houses Corner, about three miles from where PC Harper died. Henry Long was sentenced to 16 years in prison. He was given the same sentence as Bowers, 13 years behind bars. Mr Altman said: 'For the fourth part of the reconstruction, a mannequin of a similar weight to PC Harper, wearing police uniform and equipment, was attached via a strap tied to the nearside boot hinge, and dragged along the route using the same Seat. Something went wrong, please try again later. The prosecution opened the case against the three teenagers at the Old Bailey in London on Tuesday (June 23). Something went wrong, please try again later. Long has admitted manslaughter. One described him as "Thames Valley's finest" while another tribute read: "A shockingly sad day. Keep up with breaking news, traffic and travel updates and whats on from across the county plus unrivalled Reading FC coverage. Even though PC Harper was breathing when he was found in the road, his injuries were unsurvivable and he was pronounced dead at the scene at 11.45pm. The bike had been wheeled away and fixed to the car boot with a crane strap which was wound around the handlebars. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The Thames Valley police officer became caught in a strap and was dragged behind a speeding car for more than a mile as his uniform was stripped from his body, jurors in his murder trial were told, Don't miss a thing! The defendant said: "Disgraceful.". Pc Andrew Harper, 26, was killed on the A4 Bath Road between Reading and Newbury last night. A police officer who was dragged behind a car sustained such severe injuries one of his colleagues "could not recognise him", a court has heard. "He heard a bang, and he thought he might have screamed due to the shock of what he had just seen. opened the case against the three teenagers at the Old Bailey in London on Tuesday (June 23). Jurors were told they had been trying to escape police, having been caught in the act of stealing the bike from Bradfield Southend at 11.17pm. Sign up for exclusive newsletters, comment on stories, enter competitions and attend events. Find out how you can get the latest news from BerkshireLive delivered straight to your inbox. Cole is on foot behind the Seat. Harper, a 28-year-old Thames Valley police officer, was carried behind a Seat Toledo for more than a mile after attempting to apprehend quad bike thieves. PC Andrew Harper suffered 'catastrophic injuries' after being dragged behind a car along a country road, jurors were told. 'To his right he saw out of the corner of his eye something moving and tumbling in the road. Long, 19, and Cole and Bowers, both aged 18, go on trial at the Old Bailey for murder. Meanwhile, Long heads towards Ufton Court but gets stuck behind a wedding coach and turns back, forcing PC Bushnell to take evasive action to avoid a head-on collision, the court is told. "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. 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