Editors' Code of Practice. Mrs Harper, from Wallingford in Oxfordshire, said she did not believe emergency workers were "more important", but the new law would be directed at them because of the nature of their work and dangers they face. [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. It was a senseless killing of a young police officer in the line of duty, a young man who was doing no more than his job.. [5][13] Shaw arrived at the location to find another officer tending to Harper,[19] who was pronounced dead by paramedics at 23:45. PC Harper and his crewmate responded to the reported theft despite it being well beyond the end of their shift. "It would be manifestly unfair to treat somebody who, say, pushes a police officer and causes them to fall and sustain a fatal injury, as equally culpable as somebody who sets out to kill or seriously injure," they added. It introduces mandatory life sentences for anyone whose crimes result in the death of. PC Shaw made the grim discovery a short time later. All three were standing trial for murder,. Jurors have been told the case is being re-tried after the original trial, which began in February, was abandoned due to the coronavirus pandemic. 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. A pathologists report later found that PC Harper suffered a very severe injury to the brain which is likely to have rendered him unconscious after his head struck the ground. As the police car edged toward the Seat, Mr Long began to drive around the vehicle as Mr Cole, who had lifted the loop of strapping from the bike's handlebars, dived into the moving car, Mr Laidlaw said. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Both Mrs Harper and Mrs Adlam have received cross-party support, with the home secretary stating she would work with PC Harper's colleagues and family to "find a way if we want to change laws". His feet became lassoed in the loading strap used to tow the bike as the thieves sped off, jurors were told. Mr Laidlaw said Mr Long then "sped off" and PC Harper was "lassoed" around his ankles. The jury found Bowers and Cole guilty of manslaughter. West Berkshire is part of my patch and I was on duty that night. Harper and a fellow officer were responding to a report of a burglary, after which Harper was dragged behind a car down a country road, making him to sustain injuries that led to his death. [12][18] The SEAT crossed the A4 into Ufton Lane near Sulhamstead, and Harper became disentangled. 11.17pm: Mr Wallis makes a 999 call to report a theft in progress. He is on trial for murder, along with Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, both 18, who were his passengers. 188.240.2.218 Henry Long, 19, admitted manslaughter and was sentenced to 16 years. VideoDo Russians really hate the West? It can carry a wide range of sentences, from a life term down to a community order, again depending on the circumstances. However, the circumstances as to how Andrew came to be out of his vehicle and then caught under the suspect vehicle and dragged, is unknown. The sentences handed down to the killers of PC Andrew Harper have sparked much public debate and resulted in his widow and mother launching rival campaigns calling for tougher punishments for those who kill emergency services workers. Mr Laidlaw said the thieves were determined to take the vehicle whatever the cost, having been disturbed earlier in the day. Comments have been closed on this article. An eyewitness initially thought the Seat was towing "the carcass of a bloodied deer", but quickly he realised it was a person trapped by both ankles being dragged around the road and striking the kerb, Mr Laidlaw said. A police officer called to the aftermath of the death of PC Andrew Harper saw his body tumbling in the road, a court has heard. Why is a top British morning TV show in crisis? He has been dragged just over a mile for 91 seconds before he is dislodged on the other side of the A4. Mrs Harper, who is backed by the Police Federation of England and Wales, says she wants to "give our emergency services what they give to us, which is protection". The prosecution case was opened to a new jury after a trial, which started in March, could not be finished due to the coronavirus lockdown. (2) Long's application for permission to appeal against his sentence; and All rights reserved. [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. "Our superman, our bodyguard, our light in the dark. Her campaign proposes that those convicted of manslaughter over the death of a blue-light worker while committing a crime should be jailed for a minimum of 20 years, with "no discount for age or early guilty plea". [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. Examples Mr Parker gave to demonstrate the potential pitfalls of changes to the law include: "What you will get is huge disparities in sentencing where there was no ill will towards the emergency worker," Mr Parker said. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. 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. [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. [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. PC Harper's mother, Debbie Adlam, is campaigning for Andrew's Law. 10 male suspects, aged between 13 and 30 were arrested on suspicion of murder within an hour of the incident. 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., Manhunt launched for knifeman after woman, 44, stabbed to death, Horrifying moment police find images of morgue monster defiling corpses, Jeffrey Epstein spent his last days 'calling' his dead mum and not sleeping. Subscribe to our newsletter to get the day's top stories sent directly to you. As the debate over changes to the law continues, the Court of Appeal is soon to rule on whether the prison terms handed to PC Harper's killers were unduly lenient. 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. The whole incident takes around 30 seconds. The tariff, which is set by a judge in accordance with government guidelines, will depend on the circumstances of the case. His colleague, PC Andrew Shaw, made the grim discovery a short time later. (1) the Attorney-General's application for permission to refer the sentences as unduly lenient; Mrs Harper said her husband was the "kindest, loveliest, most selfless person you will ever meet". If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can Do Russians really hate the West? It was a decision that would cost PC Harper his life. The court heard that when Long and one of the 17-year-olds were arrested on suspicion of murder they remained quiet and calm. Separately, Harper's mother launched a campaign to require killers of police officers to receive minimum jail terms of 20 years. Henry Long, 18, from Mortimer, Reading, and two 17-year-olds, who cannot be named for legal reasons, all deny murdering the Thames Valley police officer in August last year. They said treating all defendants "exactly the same will guarantee injustice". PC Andrew Harper married his childhood sweetheart Lissie four weeks before he was killed, Lissie Harper believes the fact her husband's killers were cleared of murder was a "despicable wrong for our country", Debbie Adlam said the family "felt they had been punched" after hearing the killers' sentences, The Attorney General ruled that the sentences of Henry Long, Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole should be reviewed due to concerns the jail terms were "unduly lenient", The Secret Barrister is an author and commentator on the judicial system, PC Harper married his childhood sweetheart Lissie in July of last year, Alistair Parker believes changing the law based on a single case could lead to injustice, The Harper's Law campaign has seen widespread support among the public, with more than 725,000 people signing a petition in support of it, Mrs Harper was joined by Sgt Andy Fiddler (right) as she spoke to Justice Secretary Robert Buckland and Home Secretary Priti Patel. "It was going beyond the call of duty, as it were, and it cost Andrew Harper his life," Mr Laidlaw added. The court heard the officers came face-to-face with the Seat Toledo in Admoor Lane, which was driven by Mr Long. PC murder case retrial of 'utmost importance', Excitement as Toys R Us announces its return to Reading, Man to appear in court after worker is attacked in Wickes, JAILED THIS MONTH: Criminals sent behind bars in May, Best places to go for a picnic in Bucks and Berkshire, 'This is very hard': Popular soft play centre in Bracknell announces closure, The fascinating castles in and around Berkshire you can drive to, 'My mother was missing - then I got a picture of her body', Modi vows punishments over deadly India rail crash, Three Israeli soldiers killed near Egypt border, 'My mother was missing, I got a picture of the body', Mystery of spy deaths in Italian boat accident. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. That's the nature of it.". Mr Bowers was in the front passenger seat and Mr Cole was riding the quad bike, the prosecution said, which was being towed from behind with a strap. A retrial gets under way. Pc Harper and his crew mate Pc Andrew Shaw responded to Mr Walliss report, even though their shift had ended. The Old Bailey heard his uniform was "ripped and stripped from his body". I also want to thank the public and the wider police family for their messages of support during this extremely difficult time for everyone affected by Andrews death. 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". The 28-year-old newlywed became "lassoed" to the back of a Seat Toledo after he "unwittingly" stepped with both feet into the loop of a tow rope as he tried to apprehend one of the defendants. 'Harper's Law' will not be retrospective, meaning PC Harper's killers cannot have their sentences extended. Such were the extent of PC Harpers most appalling injuries that an eyewitness said he thought the suspects were towing a deer carcass behind their vehicle. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's They said it was a "basic matter of fairness" that someone who admits their guilt is distinguished from someone who refuses, and added that removing credit would "simply mean that nobody pleads guilty". The defendants are arrested in the early hours. 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. Colleagues only realised it was one of their own who had been killed due to his police uniform, prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw QC said. Mr Laidlaw said as Mr Cole had attempted to get into the Seat to escape, PC Harper got out of his vehicle to intercept him. [27] All three defendants denied murder. I hope that this will help not only me, but all of those who have experienced these cruel atrocities.". Both the Home Secretary Priti Patel and the Justice Secretary Dominic Raab credited Lissie Harper's campaign with convincing them to pass the law. Mr Laidlaw said while none of the defendants could have "possibly intended that that should happen" it "must have been very quickly clear to Henry Long that the vehicle was now dragging somebody". "It was a senseless killing of a young police officer in the line of duty, a young man who was doing no more than his job.". The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Why is a top British morning TV show in crisis? The prosecutor said: "What of course PC Harper had not seen, but each of these defendants would have known, was that the loop of strapping now on the ground and being dragged behind the Seat was still attached to the hinge of the boot lid of the vehicle. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. ROYAL SHOCK AD BLITZ BEHIND BARS Evil thug who left man blind in one eye after kicking his head is jailed What happened to PC Harper? Manslaughter is when the offender did not intend to kill but death results from an unlawful act or gross negligence. Advertisement. [22], On 17 August, Thames Valley Police's Major Crimes Unit stated that a post mortem performed the previous day gave Harper's cause of death as "multiple injuries", which was congruent with their theory that he had been "caught between a vehicle and the road, and then dragged for a distance". Harper, the passenger of the BMW, alighted the police vehicle and ran to the suspects' vehicle. It will be obvious to you all that none of the defendants could possibly have intended that that should happen. A Harper's Law campaign spokesman said the team was working with civil servants to "look at how it would work, as clearly an accident is an accident". Saturday 17 August 2019, 5:33pm Video report by ITV News Correspondent Lucy Watson 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 (1.6km), causing his death. [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. obviously, the mass murder of an entire family is horrific, however, one of the most devastating facts is that Cazilia (7) was still alive, after being beaten with the ax, and sat with a Broken jaw, head trauma, and large neck gash for hours . But theyre not taking my damn bike., After a pause, he adds: F*** me theyve already taken it.. 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. The campaign has suggested Harper's Law might create a "separate conviction" or "new offence" to murder and manslaughter. Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. 2023 BBC. In a statement read to the court by the prosecutor Jonathan Polnay, PC Nick Kluger, a Thames Valley firearms officer, described an immense sense of dread and an urgency when he heard that an officer was down. PC Andrew Harper, from Wallingford, died when his ankles got caught in a strap trailing behind a car. On that same date, 10 November, applications by the defendants to lodge challenges - against the sentence of Long and the manslaughter convictions of Bowers and Cole - will also be heard. The 28-year-old was killed when he was dragged behind a car while responding to an emergency call in Berkshire in August last year. Long had pleaded guilty to, and Bowers and Cole were found guilty of, manslaughter. 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. Teenagers Henry Long, Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole were cleared of murder, and received sentences of between 13 and 16 years for PC Andrew Harper's manslaughter. 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. [45] In June 2020, Thames Valley Police have named the newest horse of their mounted section "Harper" as a tribute. Read about our approach to external linking. Pc Shaw told jurors he set off in the car to find his colleague and came across his stab vest further down the lane. [26] Bowers and Coleboth minors at the time of the offence and originally protected by Section 39 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal a quad bike[15] but denied manslaughter. As he and fellow officers used a defibrillator to try to save Harper, he said: I said something like: Stay with me, buddy, the ambulance will be here soon and theyll sort you out.. 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. Another witness heard tyres screeching, which jurors were told "sounded like a wheel without a tyre on it". Read about our approach to external linking. Prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw QC said: "PC Harper was killed in truly shocking circumstances. Three teenagers were jailed for manslaughter. Another man present was shirtless and it appeared he had been in bed, the jury was told. "It was a senseless killing of a young police officer in the line of duty; a young man who was doing no more than his job," he told jurors. A police officer called to the aftermath of the death of PC Andrew Harper saw his body tumbling in the road, a court has heard. [5][28][29], The trial was temporarily suspended on 17 and 18 March as a member of the jury was unwell. The judge can take aggravating factors, such as killing a police officer in the line of duty, into account when deciding the tariff for murder or the sentence for manslaughter, but is also obliged to consider whether a guilty plea was made and the age of the defendant. [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. Newly-married PC Harper was 28 when he. 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Incident 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. Henry Long, 19, has admitted the manslaughter of the Thames Valley Police officer, but has denied intending to kill him. Their sentences in respect of the manslaughter convictions were not altered. Cole runs past the police car, pursued by PC Harper, and dives through the Seat passenger window, the Old Bailey is told. [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. 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