It looked like a rag doll.. Mrs Harper told the court she felt "robbed" of her future with her husband, the 28-year-old Thames Valley Police officer she married four weeks earlier. Eyewitness Jack Whittenham, who had been driving on the A4, described seeing Pc Harper's body being dragged on the road and hitting the curb, before he became detached from the Seat. [33], On 31 July, Long was sentenced to 16 years and both Bowers and Cole to 13 years in prison. 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. Cole ran directly past the police car and dived through the backseat passenger window after the officer came close to catching him in the interception at around 11.38pm, jurors were told. 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. But while his colleagues mourned the death of one of their own, detectives were required to push emotions aside for the murder investigation. In the call, Mr Wallis added: Theres all sorts of pieces of wood out there, they can pick up anything. 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. Chef, Sarah and Harry.". 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"There will always be a part of my heart missing now. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Long has admitted manslaughter but denies intending to harm the 28-year-old officer. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Judge Mr Justice Edis ruled it necessary to put measures in place to ensure the jury was not intimidated, even though the risk was "low". He said: 'The snaking trail of marks, abrasion and scuff marks, blood and body matter left behind on the road surface, as well as the clothing that was ripped from PC Harper as he was dragged to his death, illustrates that a deliberate attempt was made to dislodge him from the strap. 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. 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. Mr Laidlaw said: 'PC Harper was completely naked apart from his socks, the heavy boots he was wearing and some ripped shreds of the trousers of his police uniform, which remained attached to his body. An Old Bailey jury acquitted all three defendants of murder on Friday, instead convicting Cole and Bowers of manslaughter. "I thought maybe he slipped on something. 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He then learned that another officer reported a "body in the road" close to the A4. 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. Something went wrong, please try again later. 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. Jurors were shown harrowing video footage of the incident recorded on a camera attached to the officers unmarked BMW patrol car. READ MORE: Murder investigation launched. You obviously did your best to attend to Pc Harper. [5][13] Shaw arrived at the location to find another officer tending to Harper,[19] who was pronounced dead by paramedics at 23:45. "In answer to the question: how has Andrew's death impacted me? 10 male suspects, aged between 13 and 30 were arrested on suspicion of murder within an hour of the incident. Later, other officers could be seen gathered around what appeared to be a black hatchback car inside the Four Houses Corner caravan site. Long was acquitted of murder at the Old. Bowers and Cole's applications for permission to appeal against their sentences were granted, to enable the Court of Appeal to correct an error made in their sentencing for the offence of conspiracy to steal. The officer on duty with PC Harper was not physically injured but is being given emotional support, Thames Valley Police said. 'The three, effectively acting together as one, were determined to make good their escape at whatever the cost and regardless of the harm that anybody standing in their way may come to.'. "You obviously did your best to attend to PC Harper. 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. Following a pause, he continued: F*** me, theyve already taken it.. [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. Widow Mrs Harper told the court: "This is my third attempt at writing a statement. Lists of casualties sustained by the New Zealand forces in the recent fighting on the western front were telegraphed b 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. A Gannett Company. My God we will miss you. "Broken, distraught, beaten, a void, an empty shell. [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. BerkshireLive email updates: We . PC Harper and his crew mate PC Andrew Shaw responded to the call even though their shift had ended. Pc Andrew Harper Thames Valley police Monday 15 August 2022, 3:49pm PC Andrew Harper died of multiple injuries after attending to reports of a burglary in Berkshire. But they're not taking my damn bike. 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. "We are shocked and saddened by the death of our colleague". HP10 9TY. "Our grandson Andrew was killed last night while doing his police work. 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. The body of PC Andrew Harper's was 'too damaged' for his family to see, his mum revealed in a heartbreaking victim impact statement. 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. 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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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.'. he did not know PC Harper was attached to the vehicle. "I have used every word possible to describe this torture - indescribable trauma I have been forced to endure these past 11 months. , updated Lissie broke down twice as she read from her victim impact statement at the Old Bailey. During the investigation, police officers and staff took 1,250 statements, visited more than 1,000 homes and pursued 1,122 lines of inquiry. "He was the loveliest person that you will ever meet. This new jury heard how Long, 19, Bowers and Cole, both 18, had hitched a Honda quad bike to the back of a Seat Toledo at a home near Stanford Dingley, Berkshire, and made off into the darkness as the vehicle's owner dialled 999. Another read: "Such a shocking, mindless, horrific act of brutality. 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.. 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. [8] On 28 January 2020, Harper was given a posthumous award by the Police Federation of England and Wales. 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. Sorry, we are not accepting comments on this article. 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. Mum and dad's first grandson And was married two weeks ago at a dream wedding. 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. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. Police officers raided a council-run travellers' site, Four Houses Corner in Reading near Burghfield Common on Friday night (August 16). PC Andrew Harper was killed while attending a reported burglary in a rural area of Berkshire. [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. At 11.17pm on August 15 last. The widow was speaking before her husband's teenage killers were sentenced following their manslaughter conviction last week. Pc Harper, who has been described by his uncle as the "loveliest person that you will ever meet", married his wife Lissie just four weeks ago. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. For the first time, jurors heard the details of PC Harper's brutal killing - many of which were too graphic for publication. [36] Harper's MP, John Howell, had said that he intended to ask for a review of the sentences. [15] At 23:30, Shaw received a radio transmission from another responding officer which warned of "a body in the road"; Shaw replied that he believed the body was that of Harper. 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. 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PC Harper, who would have been knocked unconscious, had suffered horrific injuries and died at the scene. Mr Laidlaw said Pcs Harper and Shaw, in an unmarked BMW, drove onto Admoor Lane where they came face-to-face with the SEAT Toledo, driven by Long. [31], A retrial began on 23 June following changes to the UK's COVID-19 lockdown. [12] The post mortem also showed that Harper had sustained a "very severe" brain injury;[23] a pathologist stated that it was likely Harper lost consciousness when he fell to the ground. PC Andrew Shaw can be seen steering the vehicle in reverse while flashing blue lights before his colleague comes into view in the BMW's rear window. His grandmother Maureen Shrimpton wrote: "Just a really horrible day. [5][28][29], The trial was temporarily suspended on 17 and 18 March as a member of the jury was unwell. Police community pay tribute to Thames Valley officer Andrew Harper killed in Berkshire, Police officers who made the ultimate sacrifice while on duty, She added: "The circumstances as to how Andrew came to be out of his vehicle and then caught under the suspect vehicle is unknown.". The buses negotiated narrow country roads to get to the picturesque village of Stanford Dingley, snaking their way through high hedgerows and grassy verges dotted with wild summer flowers. It's clear he has a catastrophic series of injuries and there's nothing that can be done for him.". The Thames Valley Police officer, 28, died after being dragged for more than a mile along . He was just 28 years of age. The pair were childhood sweethearts and had been in a relationship for 13 years. A group of officers could be seen gathered around floral tributes reading messages to their fallen colleague. 'Almost naked by this point, PC Harper was left as you can imagine with the most appalling of injuries, from which he died there on the road. The trio made off down when PC Harper and PC Shaw confronted them head-on in their unmarked BMW. 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 Harpers murder. 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. The policemen switched their blue and white emergency lights on, and PC Harper ran to intercept Cole - coming 'pretty close' to grabbing the suspect - before Cole 'dived' through one of the windows. They were cleared of his murder. Our love goes to his lovely wife, mum and dad, brother and all of his family and friends. 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But theyre not taking my damn bike., After a pause, he adds: F*** me theyve already taken it.. Pc Harper and his crew mate Pc Andrew Shaw responded to Mr Walliss report, even though their shift had ended. Harper, the passenger of the BMW, alighted the police vehicle and ran to the suspects' vehicle. 2023 BBC. Grieving officers lay tributes for killed newlywed colleague Pc Andrew Harper. 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. [20] On 19 August, the 20-year-old was charged with murder. hometown of Wallingford in Oxfordshire decorated shop windows with ribbons representing the "thin blue line". On August 15 last year, PC Harper attended reports of a quad bike theft in Stanford Dingley, Berkshire, at about 11.17pm. POLICE detectives have revealed the cause of death of PC Andrew Harper following the murder investigation which launched on Thursday night (August 15). The Seat driver, Henry Long, 19, and passengers Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole, both 18, from near Reading, are charged with his murder. Relatives of PC Harper have also paid tribute on social media to the "loveliest person that you will ever meet". Pc Shaw told jurors: I thought maybe he slipped on something. The coronavirus outbreak prompted the first trial to be stopped in late March. However, the trial collapsed due to the coronavirus lockdown. 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. Ms Kent also urged the public not to speculate on the circumstances of the incident. Pc Shaw later discovered his colleague's body. Her campaign proposes that those convicted of manslaughter over the death of a blue-light worker while committing a crime should . The Old Bailey heard how Mr Wallis had confronted the thieves earlier that day and was at home when they returned under the cover of darkness wearing masks and gloves. Mr Laidlaw said Long drove at an average speed of at least 42.5mph down the windy road. Ten males aged between 13 and 30 have been arrested on suspicion of murder. Read about our approach to external linking. PC Harper had been trying to apprehend teenagers who had stolen a quad bike when he became entangled in a tow strap behind their SEAT Toledo. Harper's killing led to the passing of Harper's Law, which introduced a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment for anyone convicted of killing emergency workers. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? "That's the reason in particular this question defeats me - unless you have stood in my shoes, lost a soulmate, a beloved partner you intended to spend your life with - how is this grief possible to describe? 'They had thought through and carefully planned the offence. The 'endless loop' tow rope, which Pc Harper got caught in, had been re-attached to the rear of the Seat for the jury to see. Giving evidence, Pc Shaw described the moment his colleague appeared to fall over and disappear from view. [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). Earlier in the trial, last month, prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw QC described the moment PC Harper becaame entangled in the tow rope. After four weeks of evidence and 12 hours, 22 minutes of deliberations, jurors acquitted all three defendants of murder. 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 Harper's crew-mate described the moment that the officer appeared to fall and slip away from view during a robbery. "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. and
Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? Mrs Harper said "the messages, support and kind words" had been "overwhelming". RIP mate, love you. "I have sat in the mortuary of my son's covered body, too damaged for me to see. Jurors stopped briefly to examine posts at the side of the road on Lambdens Hill before disembarking at the A4 crossing. PC Andrew Harper from the roads policing unit at Abingdon Police Station was attending a reported burglary and was killed while performing his duties. Recommended PC Andrew Harper's killer 'should be. He then learned that another officer had reported a "body in the road" near the A4. We are devastated. On August 17 2019, Thames Valley Police's . 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. The prosecutor said Pc Andrew Shaw, Pc Andrew Harper's colleague, 'quickly realised something was very wrong' when PC Harper disappeared from view while trying to apprehend the suspect. [42], Harper's funeral was held on 14 October 2019 at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. ", 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.". 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. Mark White Home affairs correspondent @skymarkwhite Monday 30 November 2020 17:47, UK 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. [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. As news. 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 dragged for. 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. Mrs Harper said: "Should I speak again of how we were robbed of our future or the plans stolen from us? 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. PC Harper's colleagues have been laying floral tributes at the scene, with one message describing the officer as "Thames Valley's finest".
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