Mum and dad's first grandson And was married two weeks ago at a dream wedding. "My life often feels bleak, hopeless, irreparable. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Witness Jack Whittenham, who was driving on the same road at the time, described seeing the body of PC Harper being dragged along the road and hitting the curb, before becoming detached from the vehicle. "I simply find myself in a lost and endless world. A few locals out walking dogs in the light drizzle were seen stopping to stare as the convoy went by. Mr Laidlaw said Long drove at an average speed of at least 42.5mph down the windy road. 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. Relatives of PC Harper have also paid tribute on social media to the "loveliest person that you will ever meet". Read about our approach to external linking. ", After a pause, he adds: "F*** me they've already taken it.". 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. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. Chef, Sarah and Harry.". 'Tragically, at that very moment and still in the act of chasing Jessie Cole down, PC Harper must have quite unwittingly stepped, with both feet, into the loop made of the strapping trailed behind the SEAT. "He was the loveliest person that you will ever meet. 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 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. Grieving officers lay tributes for killed newlywed colleague Pc Andrew Harper. He was pulled along winding country roads for more than a mile at speeds of some 42mph before he became detached in Ufton Lane off the A4. He said there was no evidence Bowers or Cole attempted to persuade Long to stop the vehicle. "I thought maybe he slipped on something. On 15 August 2019, 28-year-old English police constable Andrew Harper was killed near Sulhamstead, Berkshire, England in the line of duty. 'They had thought through and carefully planned the offence. [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. 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. The Seat driver, Henry Long, 19, and passengers Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole, both 18, from near Reading, are charged with his murder. So proud of him. Describing the moment PC Harper got caught in the strapping, prosecutor Mr Laidlaw told jurors: '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. [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". 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. In the call, Mr Wallis added: Theres all sorts of pieces of wood out there, they can pick up anything. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. The 28-year-old was killed when he was dragged behind a car. PC Andrew Harper was killed while attending a reported burglary in a rural area of Berkshire. [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. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. The officer had been married for just four weeks. Police officers raided a council-run travellers' site, Four Houses Corner in Reading near Burghfield Common on Friday night (August 16). 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. (2) Long's application for permission to appeal against his sentence; and 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. He was just 28 years of age. "Andrew will never grace us with his smile - his compassion and selfless generosity. BerkshireLive email updates: We . Forensics officers could be seen combing the area as police widened the cordon around the scene earlier. [5][13] Shaw arrived at the location to find another officer tending to Harper,[19] who was pronounced dead by paramedics at 23:45. Mr Laidlaw said all three defendants should have known the consequences of their actions. 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. He then learned that another officer reported a "body in the road" close to the A4. 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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. "Our superman, our bodyguard, our light in the dark. The detective said the "challenge was always going to be identifying who was in the car at that particular time", due to it being used by several people. He then learned that another officer had reported a body in the road near the A4. 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. Earlier in the trial, last month, prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw QC described the moment PC Harper becaame entangled in the tow rope. "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. "I want to be angry that your job took you away from us but I know you loved it and always wanted to keep everyone safe, especially me," she said. The jury found Bowers and Cole guilty of manslaughter. Harry Howard 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. It will be obvious to you all that none of the defendants could possibly have intended that that should happen. 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. Chilling footage from the police car played to jurors showed the moment PC Harper left the vehicle to chase the thief. 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. "I love and miss him daily with every passing moment. hometown of Wallingford in Oxfordshire decorated shop windows with ribbons representing the "thin blue line". 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. They then spent half an hour examining the thieves' battered silver Seat parked nose to nose with PC Harper's dark grey police car in a reconstruction of their 'confrontation' in Admoor Lane. 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. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. [32] On 20 July, a juror was discharged after a prison officer reported that she had mouthed "bye boys" to the defendants in the courtroom. "Four weeks was all I had with my husband - four weeks to be called his wife. Det Supt Blaik said PC Harper "paid the ultimate price" for going beyond the call of duty, but added "that is what police officers do up and down the country, day in and day out". Subscribe to our newsletter to get the day's top stories sent directly to you. 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. Colleagues only realised it was one of their own who had been killed due to his police uniform, prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw QC said. Police forces,. "I have used every word possible to describe this torture - indescribable trauma I have been forced to endure these past 11 months. We continue our appeal to anyone with any information about this incident to contact police by visiting our website or calling 101. "Our grandson Andrew was killed last night while doing his police work. The A4 Bath road was also closed again yesterday (August 17) while police officers carried out searches. Subscribe to one or all notification sources from this one place. 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. (3) Bowers and Cole's applications for permission to appeal against their convictions. In the next 15 seconds Cole removed the loop of strapping from the handlebars of the quad bike, Mr Laidlaw told the court. 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.". Detective Supt Ailsa Kent added: "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. Following a pause, he continued: F*** me, theyve already taken it.. PC Harper had been dragged for more than a mile for 91 seconds, at an average speed of 42.5mph, before his body was dislodged. 'With his ankles caught in a strap that was trailing behind a car being driven along a country lane, he was dragged at speed for over a mile along the road surface, swung from side to side like a pendulum in an effort to dislodge him. Sorry, we are not accepting comments on this article. [37], On 4 August, the Attorney General's Office confirmed that it had received a request to review the sentences under the unduly lenient sentence scheme. ', 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.'. Prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw QC said: "What then follows, you leave the car and had the gruesome discovery that body is your colleague. 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. 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. His uncle Dale Shrimpton posted: "He's my oldest Nephew. [12][18] The SEAT crossed the A4 into Ufton Lane near Sulhamstead, and Harper became disentangled. 10 male suspects, aged between 13 and 30 were arrested on suspicion of murder within an hour of the incident. Photographs of the pair on their wedding day at Ardington House, a Georgian manor in Oxfordshire, have been released. Pc Harper was pulled. "Andrew was such a good man, a brave, a caring person, funny and uplifting. "We go towards trouble, we don't run away from it," he said. Separately, Harper's mother launched a campaign to require killers of police officers to receive minimum jail terms of 20 years. However, how he came to be between the vehicle in the first place is unknown at this point. 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Mr Wallis told the Thames Valley Police operator: "I've got four masked men outside my house and they've got weapons. and [36] Harper's MP, John Howell, had said that he intended to ask for a review of the sentences. "You obviously did your best to attend to PC Harper. I quickly realised it was a person. Long has admitted manslaughter but denies intending to harm the 28-year-old officer. Pc Harper joined as a special constable in 2010 before becoming a police officer a year later, serving in the Roads Policing Proactive Unit based at Abingdon Police Station. ROLL OF HONOUR. The father of Pc Andrew Harper has said the family are "devastated" following his death. 'Henry Long, sped off, PC Harper was lassoed around his ankles by the loop of the strap. '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. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. For the first time, jurors heard the details of PC Harper's brutal killing - many of which were too graphic for publication. 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. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to "[48] The law was added to the statute book on 28 April 2022[49] and is now law. 'Of one thing the prosecution will say you can be sure is this: at whatever the cost, these three defendants were quite determined that they should get away without being caught.'. The first stop was the Bull Inn, where the defendants were allegedly spotted before a first failed attempt to steal the quad bike. I have no motivation or even daily routine - chores or cooking a meal, it just feels pointless now. he did not know PC Harper was attached to the vehicle. Long has admitted to manslaughter and denies trying to harm PC Harper. Harper, a 28-year-old Thames Valley police officer, was . Eyewitness Jack Whittenham, who had been driving on the A4, described seeing Pc Harpers body being dragged on the road and hitting the curb, before he became detached from the Seat. In one picture the couple can be seen smiling as they cut their wedding cake with a sign next to them reading "happily ever Harper". 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. Giving evidence, Pc Shaw described the moment his colleague appeared to fall over and disappear from view. 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'. On August 15 last year, PC Harper attended reports of a quad bike theft in Stanford Dingley, Berkshire, at about 11.17pm. I sincerely hope that IF convicted the judge involved throws the book at him and jails him for the rest of his life. In July 2020, three teenage males were found guilty of manslaughter and received sentences of 16 and 13 years imprisonment. The defendants have admitted conspiring to steal the quad bike but have denied Pc Harper's murder. You can be satisfied I am now a shadow of the person I once was. 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. The Thames Valley Police officer, 28, died after being dragged for more than a mile along . An officer has shared the moment he made the gruesome discovery of PC Andrew Harper who was lying gravely injured in a country lane. 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. [18], Shaw lost sight of the SEAT but in his pursuit found Harper's stab vest in the road. But they're not taking my damn bike. She added: "Every ounce of beautiful peace - gone. 'How could he possibly survive if the car continued to be driven away and for some distance?'. 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. He will be loved forever.". 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. Deborah Adlam spoke after her son's killers Henry Long, 19 . Jurors were told Long, Cole and Bowers had been trying to escape police, having been caught in the act of stealing a quad bike. Read about our approach to external linking. [3] He was educated at The Henley College, where he showed an ambition for joining the police. [33], On 31 July, Long was sentenced to 16 years and both Bowers and Cole to 13 years in prison. 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. Advertisement. 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 . I just knew he was in trouble.". As their sentences for conspiracy to steal and for manslaughter were to run concurrently, their overall sentences were not affected. 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". Widow Mrs Harper told the court: "This is my third attempt at writing a statement. 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 best way he could describe it was like a waterskier, he said: "Feet whipped forward and you land on your back - that's how Harps fell.". 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. Peter Wallis dialled 999 to say he could see "four masked men" brandishing weapons. 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. At 11.17pm on August 15 last. PC Harper was killed last August when he was dragged for more than a mile behind a car after trying to intercept quad bike thieves. 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. In July 2020, three teenage males were found guilty of manslaughter and received sentences of 16 and 13 years imprisonment. 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. 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. On 15 August 2019, 28-year-old English police constable Andrew Harper was killed near Sulhamstead, Berkshire, England in the line of duty. Our grandson Andrew was killed last night while doing his police work. 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. Mr Laidlaw said: ' Despite it being well beyond the end of their shift, because they were close and because thought they could help, they responded to the call. 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. After four weeks of evidence and 12 hours, 22 minutes of deliberations, jurors acquitted all three defendants of murder. Paramedics pronounced PC Harper's death at 23:45 on August 15 2019. "He will never get to be called 'daddy' or hold his own child - we imagined this was not too far away in the future. By 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. A coroner carried out a Post Mortem report to determine the cause of death, which has been recorded as "multiple injuries". 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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. He was a rapid response officer with the force's roads and traffic command. As the documentary recalled. "They came round earlier and now they're at my property in Stanford Dingley.". PC Harper, who got married four weeks ago, was killed on the A4 Bath Road. Long had previously admitted the same offence. [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. [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. PC Andrew Harper: Prosecutors explain circumstances of death An officer has shared the moment he made the "gruesome discovery" of PC Andrew Harper who was lying gravely injured in a country lane. 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 mother, Debbie Adlam, is campaigning for Andrew's Law. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please But theyre not taking my damn bike., After a pause, he adds: F*** me theyve already taken it.. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Forces up and down the land held a minute's silence for "Harps", who was described as a "dearly loved and respected colleague", who was a "hero". If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can [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. Asked if he was home alone, Mr Wallis said: Yeah. ", 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 Shaw told jurors he set off in the car to find his colleague and came across his stab vest further down the lane. 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