After a lunch break, the jury slowly followed the route the SEAT took, as it left a bloody trail of Pc Harper's clothes and body matter. [41] Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The prosecution's case was that it would have been "obvious" to the defendants they were dragging PC Harper behind, but they decided not to stop. The officer on duty with PC Harper was not physically injured but is being given emotional support, Thames Valley Police said. In a murder trial reconstruction on Wednesday, more than a dozen uniformed police officers stood silent guard as jurors visited the place, in Stanford Dingley, Berkshire, where PC Harper died in the line of duty. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Long was acquitted of murder at the Old. 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. In the call, Mr Wallis added: Theres all sorts of pieces of wood out there, they can pick up anything. Harper, a 28-year-old Thames Valley police officer, was . [46], In August 2020, Harper's widow launched a campaign for a new law which would require life imprisonment for criminals whose actions result in the death of any police officer, prison officer, firefighter, nurse, doctor, or paramedic. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? Lists of casualties sustained by the New Zealand forces in the recent fighting on the western front were telegraphed b 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. But theyre not taking my damn bike., After a pause, he adds: F*** me theyve already taken it.. Lissie broke down twice as she read from her victim impact statement at the Old Bailey. Chef, Sarah and Harry.". PC Andrew Harper from the roads policing unit at Abingdon Police Station was attending a reported burglary and was killed while performing his duties. [47], On November 24, 2021, the Ministry of Justice announced that they would introduce "Harper's Law", a bill extending mandatory life sentences to "anyone who commits the manslaughter of an emergency worker on duty including police, prison officers, firefighters and paramedics while carrying out another crime unless there are truly exceptional circumstances. A 999 call, played in court, heard how owner Peter Wallis said four masked men were outside his home with weapons and how he asked for someone to attend. [22] A fourth male, a 21-year-old from Basingstoke, was charged with conspiracy to steal a quad bike and subsequently pleaded guilty to the charge. Three teenagers are on trial at the Old Bailey accused of murder over an incident in Berkshire last August. [33] The following day, the 11-person jury retired to deliberate. All three were standing trial for murder, but the jury found them guilty. The trio admitted conspiring to steal a quad bike along with Thomas King, 21, from Basingstoke. and [24][25] On 19 September, the Crown Prosecution Service said that they had discontinued the case against a fifth defendant, a 20-year-old who had previously been charged with the murder. Photographs of the pair on their wedding day at Ardington House, a Georgian manor in Oxfordshire, have been released. He added that they had "hand-held things" and were "all masked" during the call that was played out in court, in which he asked the operator to send someone round to his house. "I have used every word possible to describe this torture - indescribable trauma I have been forced to endure these past 11 months. On 15 August 2019, 28-year-old English police constable Andrew Harper was killed near Sulhamstead, Berkshire, England in the line of duty. Homeowner Peter Wallis called 999 to report a group stealing his quad bike in Stanford Dingley, Berkshire, at 11.17pm on 15 August last year. [26] The trial, which was being held during the COVID-19 pandemic, resumed on 19 March after two of the jurors were discharged because they were self-isolating. Jurors in the PC Andrew Harper murder case were today shown the alleged quad bike thieves' battered Seat with a tow rope that dragged the officer to his death. [38], On 21 August, the Attorney-General applied for permission to refer the killers' sentences to the Court of Appeal on the basis that she considered them to be "unduly lenient". An officer has shared the moment he made the gruesome discovery of PC Andrew Harper who was lying gravely injured in a country lane. On August 15 last year, PC Harper attended reports of a quad bike theft in Stanford Dingley, Berkshire, at about 11.17pm. 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. The father of Pc Andrew Harper has said the family are "devastated" following his death. Harper and a fellow officer were responding to a report of a burglary, after which Harper was dragged behind a car for a mile at 50 to 70mph, causing his death. 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. Colleagues only realised it was one of their own who had been killed due to his police uniform, prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw QC said. Prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw QC said: 'PC Shaw's description of PC Harper's disappearance from his view, was that it was as if he had lost his footing while water skiing, in other words with the feet being whipped forward and his body being thrown back. Det Supt Kent said it remained unclear how PC Harper "came to be out of his vehicle and then caught under the suspect vehicle". 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. His grandmother Maureen Shrimpton wrote: "Just a really horrible day. PC Harper, 28, was dragged for more than a mile along the country lanes of Berkshire when he became entangled in a tow rope attached to the teenagers' getaway car. 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. Oh, they are stealing my quad bike, Im going out there now., The operator told him not to go out, but Mr Wallis said: I dont care, Ive got to protect that bike., The operator said officers were on their way, adding: You cant go out there if theyve got a weapon, you are going to be hurt., He responds: Theres all sorts of pieces of wood out there, they can pick up anything. On August 15 last year, PC Harper attended reports of a quad bike theft in Stanford Dingley, Berkshire, at about 11.17pm. PC Harper and his crew mate PC Andrew Shaw responded to the call even though their shift had ended. 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. Long has admitted manslaughter but denies intending to harm the 28-year-old officer. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Ten males aged between 13 and 30 have been. He was dragged for. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. ROLL OF HONOUR. His wife described him . [44], On 27 October 2019, 5,000 motorcyclists took part in a "ride of respect" between RAF Benson and Abingdon Airfield. A post-mortem revealed the devastating effect of even the initial injuries, thought to have been sustained when the back of PC Harper's head struck the ground. Following a pause, he continued: F*** me, theyve already taken it.. Forensics officers could be seen combing the area as police widened the cordon around the scene earlier. Mum and dad's first grandson And was married two weeks ago at a dream wedding. It will be obvious to you all that none of the defendants could possibly have intended that that should happen. 'But the prosecution case is that it must have been very quickly clear to Henry Long, who was after all at the wheel of the car, that the vehicle was now dragging somebody behind it.'. PC Andrew Harper, 28, was dragged to his death by a car in Berkshire, prosecutors say 'The report, which was made by the homeowner, Peter Wallis, indicated that three or four masked and. It was a decision that would cost PC Harper his life. Our love goes to his lovely wife, mum and dad, brother and all of his family and friends. As PC Harper tried to apprehend one of the suspects, his ankles got caught on a tow rope attached to their Seat Toldeo and he was dragged to his death. This has been impossible for us to get our heads around. According to Long, the passengers were shouting to "go this way, go that way, slow down." He told them to shut up and put music on . [3][11][12] At 23:28, Shaw and Harper happened upon a SEAT Toledo towing the stolen quad bike on Admoor Lane near Bradfield Southend. He then learned that another officer had reported a "body in the road" near the A4. [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". The jury was shown footage of the incident, recorded on a camera attached to the officers' unmarked police car. They were acquitted on the charge of murder. 'How could he possibly survive if the car continued to be driven away and for some distance?'. He was just 28 years of age. She confirmed that the arrests were made at a council-run caravan and mobile home site, Four Houses Corner, in Reading Road near Burghfield Common. "I thought maybe he slipped on something. Now his devastated wife of just 28 days has released a heartbreaking tribute to her . Prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw QC said: "What then follows, you leave the car and had the gruesome discovery that body is your colleague. "Broken, distraught, beaten, a void, an empty shell. Joe Middleton For Mailonline He said: 'What we suggest will become clear to you from the evidence was that this was not some sort of opportunistic or spur of the moment theft committed by these three young men. Our love goes to his lovely wife, Mum and Dad, brother and all of his family and friends. 'They had thought through and carefully planned the offence. Blue silk posies tied to street posts marked the area where the 28-year-old Thames Valley police officer fell after being dragged more than a mile behind a car on the night of August 15 last year. Long has admitted to manslaughter and denies trying to harm PC Harper. Harry Howard As news. 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A domestic violence victim told him the officer had given her the confidence to come forward about her abusive partner. Widow Mrs Harper told the court: "This is my third attempt at writing a statement. He approved measures to provide a private room for jurors to use throughout the trial and ordered that anyone using the public gallery must provide photographic identification. 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. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. "He will never get to be called 'daddy' or hold his own child - we imagined this was not too far away in the future. 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. 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. [2] Investigations showed that Harper was dragged 1 mile (1.6km) in 91 seconds, with the defendants averaging 42.5 miles per hour (68.4km/h). Harper and a fellow officer were responding to a report of a burglary, after which Harper was dragged behind a car for a mile (1.6km), causing his death. A MAN has been charged with the murder of PC Andrew Harper as he investigated a burglary in Berkshire last week. After four weeks of evidence and 12 hours, 22 minutes of deliberations, jurors acquitted all three defendants of murder. Read about our approach to external linking. The court convoy was flanked by police cars and more officers lined the curb of the busy A4, which was temporarily closed to allow the jury to cross. 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. "Four weeks was all I had with my husband - four weeks to be called his wife. 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Instead, he came across what turned out to be PC Harper's stab vest in the road, which had been torn from him. "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.". [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 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 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. As news broke of the 28-year-old's death, a wave of grief and love spread across the country for the officer, who had recently married his childhood sweetheart Lissie. PC Shaw, giving evidence, described the moment that his crew-mate appeared to fall over and disappeared from view, saying it was like a water-skier. He was a rapid response officer with the force's roads and traffic command. Mr Wallis told the Thames Valley Police operator: "I've got four masked men outside my house and they've got weapons. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 13:30 EST 01 Jul 2020 Mr Laidlaw said all three defendants should have known the consequences of their actions. 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. It looked like a rag doll.". inaccuracy or intrusion, then please Its clear he has a catastrophic series of injuries and theres nothing that can be done for him.. [13] The SEAT, with Harper still being dragged behind, arrived at the lane's junction with the A4 Bath Roadapproximately 1 mile (1.6km) from where the police came upon the suspects. A group of officers could be seen gathered around floral tributes reading messages to their fallen colleague. [9], At 23:17 on 15 August 2019, Thames Valley Police received a 999 call from a property near Stanford Dingley, Berkshire, reporting a burglary-in-progress and theft of a quad bike. The men were on their way home - they didn't have to respond - but they made a decision to go beyond the call of duty. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can 21:19 EST 01 Jul 2020. Pc Andrew Harper, 28, was killed during a "serious incident" near the A4 Bath Road, between Reading and Newbury, at the village of Sulhamstead in Berkshire. 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. "Every aspect of my life since Andrew was taken is bitterly different.". The 12 men and women were accompanied by barristers, the trial judge and members of the press for the trip held under strict social distancing rules. Since his death, Lissie has launched the Harper's Law campaign in memory of her husband - a new law that would see those who kill emergency workers jailed for life. Video report by ITV News Correspondent Lucy Watson. [5][13] Shaw arrived at the location to find another officer tending to Harper,[19] who was pronounced dead by paramedics at 23:45. At the time of the killing last year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the officer's death was "the most powerful reminder that police officers up and down the country put themselves at risk every single day to keep us safe". The victim was likely knocked unconscious from the moment he hit the ground with a post-mortem revealing 'very serious injury to the brain,' the court heard. The abandoned quad bike can be seen rolling slowly behind the police car while PC Harper pursued Jessie Cole towards the getaway car. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Peter Wallis dialled 999 to say he could see "four masked men" brandishing weapons. Pc Harper was pulled. Chilling footage from the police car played to jurors showed the moment PC Harper left the vehicle to chase the thief. I have no motivation or even daily routine - chores or cooking a meal, it just feels pointless now. 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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. The Seat driver Henry Long, 19, and his passengers Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, both 18, from near Reading, have admitted conspiring to steal the 10,000 quad bike but have denied Pc Harper's murder. A brave man protecting us all and just doing his job.". , updated 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. Long had pleaded guilty to, and Bowers and Cole were found guilty of, manslaughter. For the first time, jurors heard the details of PC Harper's brutal killing - many of which were too graphic for publication. On Wednesday, a jury in their retrial retraced the route the thieves took, walking the final leg across the A4 to view the place where PC Harper died. 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We continue our appeal to anyone with any information about this incident to contact police by visiting our website or calling 101. To drive at such speeds and "seek to throw the officer free" was a "clear indication there was an intention in all three to kill him", Mr Laidlaw told the jury. PC Harper, who would have been knocked unconscious, had suffered horrific injuries and died at the scene. [27] All three defendants denied murder. 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. The 28-year-old's death, in Berkshire, left the country stunned and has this week. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. [4], Harper initially joined Thames Valley Police as a special constable in 2010 at the age of 19, before joining as a regular police constable in 2011. Long has admitted manslaughter but denies intending to harm the 28-year-old officer. The jury found Bowers and Cole guilty of manslaughter. The coronavirus outbreak prompted the first trial to be stopped in late March. Mr Wallis told the Thames Valley Police operator: Ive got four masked men outside my house and theyve got weapons. 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. I sincerely hope that IF convicted the judge involved throws the book at him and jails him for the rest of his life. Along with colleague. The killers have been jailed for a total of 42 years. 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. On Saturday, forensics officers were seen searching a caravan site on Padworth Road around three miles away from the scene, with two vans appearing to block the entrance. An Old Bailey jury acquitted all three defendants of murder on Friday, instead convicting Cole and Bowers of manslaughter. 10 male suspects, aged between 13 and 30 were arrested on suspicion of murder within an hour of the incident. [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. Deborah Adlam spoke after her son's killers Henry Long, 19, Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, both 18, where convicted of manslaughter. [8] On 28 January 2020, Harper was given a posthumous award by the Police Federation of England and Wales. Read about our approach to external linking. One tribute, accompanied by an image of PC Harper smiling with a friend, said: "Harps, I am truly gutted. 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