Long was acquitted of murder at the Old. 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. After examining the place where PC Harper fell, the jury got back on the coach and returned to London. Is it time Harry & Meghan accept Clarkson's apology and move on? [3] He was educated at The Henley College, where he showed an ambition for joining the police. 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". Jurors were told Long, Cole and Bowers had been trying to escape police, having been caught in the act of stealing a quad bike. Our grandson Andrew was killed last night while doing his police work. PC Harper's mother, Debbie Adlam, is campaigning for Andrew's Law. After four weeks of evidence and 12 hours, 22 minutes of deliberations, jurors acquitted all three defendants of murder. (3) Bowers and Cole's applications for permission to appeal against their convictions. The father of Pc Andrew Harper has said the family are "devastated" following his death. It was a decision that would cost PC Harper his life. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. At 11.17pm on August 15 last. Read about our approach to external linking. [22] A second 17-year-old male was also later arrested. 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. "I simply find myself in a lost and endless world. "I have used every word possible to describe this torture - indescribable trauma I have been forced to endure these past 11 months. "He was the loveliest person that you will ever meet. 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. When he told the operator he was going outside to stop the thieves, he was told not to - but Mr Wallis continued to refuse. 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". "Unwittingly" stepping with both feet into the trailing tow-strap, the officer became "lassoed" to the vehicle as it sped off and dragged him just over a mile before he became detached from the vehicle and died in the road. Chief Constable John Campbell said the death of PC Harper had left the entire force "shocked and saddened". In the next 15 seconds Cole removed the loop of strapping from the handlebars of the quad bike, Mr Laidlaw told the court. 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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. An officer on duty with Pc Harper was not physically injured but is being provided with emotional support, he added. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. A brave man protecting us all and just doing his job.". 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. Long had pleaded guilty to, and Bowers and Cole were found guilty of, manslaughter. Asked if he was home alone, Mr Wallis said: Yeah. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to Love from Nan and Bubba xxx". [34] On 24 July, the three defendants were cleared of murder. ", He responds: "There's all sorts of pieces of wood out there, they can pick up anything. 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. 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. 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. Joe Middleton For Mailonline, Russian pro-war fanatic warns Britain could be 'wiped off the map'. PC Harper slid and lost his footing 'as if while water ski-ing' before being whipped forward by his ankles, prosecutors claim. The jury found Bowers and Cole guilty of manslaughter. 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". PC Shaw told jurors he set off in the car to find his colleague and came across his stab vest further down the lane. PC Andrew Harper murder trial jurors are taken to place where he died to see reconstruction of how 'he was dragged to his death snared in tow rope behind battered Seat Toledo' Pc Harper. "Every aspect of my life since Andrew was taken is bitterly different.". Ten males aged between 13 and 30 have been. 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. I just knew he was in trouble.". [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. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Sorry, we are not accepting comments on this article. 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. Deborah Adlam spoke after her son's killers Henry Long, 19 . Prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw QC said: "What then follows, you leave the car and had the gruesome discovery that body is your colleague. 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. 2023 BBC. 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. The pair were childhood sweethearts and had been in a relationship for 13 years. They came round earlier and now theyre at my property in Stanford Dingley.. "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? 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. [42], Harper's funeral was held on 14 October 2019 at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. 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. 'They had thought through and carefully planned the offence. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Therefore, I would reiterate our plea for the public and the media not to speculate on the circumstances of the incident while the investigation is ongoing.". 21:19 EST 01 Jul 2020. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. PC Harper's crew-mate described the moment that the officer appeared to fall and slip away from view during a robbery. 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. 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. 13:30 EST 01 Jul 2020 On 16 December 2020 the Court of Appeal dismissed: The Seat driver, Henry Long, 19, and passengers Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole, both 18, from near Reading, are charged with his murder. With the strapping laying loose on the ground, Cole then tried to get into the SEAT car but was unable to, he said. 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. [2], On 18 September, 18-year-old Henry Long and 17-year-olds Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole were charged with 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. Despite their shift ending, PC Harper and his colleague PC Andrew Shaw responded to Mr Wallis's report. Please report any comments that break our rules. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 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. "You obviously did your best to attend to PC Harper. [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. 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. [48] Harper's Law did not affect the sentences of the three men already imprisoned for killing Andrew Harper.[50]. Long has admitted manslaughter but denies intending to harm the officer. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's 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. '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. Officers are carrying out house-to-house inquiries, reviewing CCTV footage, interviewing witnesses and conducting forensic examinations, Det Supt Kent added. But theyre not taking my damn bike., After a pause, he adds: F*** me theyve already taken it.. In the first brief comments from the family, Philip Harper said: "We're absolutely devastated and we're in a bad place.". It will be obvious to you all that none of the defendants could possibly have intended that that should happen. [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. I sincerely hope that IF convicted the judge involved throws the book at him and jails him for the rest of his life. [5][28][29], The trial was temporarily suspended on 17 and 18 March as a member of the jury was unwell. The coronavirus outbreak prompted the first trial to be stopped in late March. PC Andrew Harper died a hero in the line of duty. They were acquitted on the charge of murder. 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. 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. 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. PC Andrew Harper was killed while attending a reported burglary in a rural area of Berkshire. But theyre not taking my damn bike. "He will never get to be called 'daddy' or hold his own child - we imagined this was not too far away in the future. A Post Mortem was carried out on Andrews body yesterday, and the cause of death has been recorded as multiple injuries. A few locals out walking dogs in the light drizzle were seen stopping to stare as the convoy went by. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. Chef, Sarah and Harry.". 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. Ms Kent also urged the public not to speculate on the circumstances of the incident. 'The officer would be killed. PC Harper's colleagues have been laying floral tributes at the scene, with one message describing the officer as "Thames Valley's finest". The widow was speaking before her husband's teenage killers were sentenced following their manslaughter conviction last week. he did not know PC Harper was attached to the vehicle. [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. 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. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? 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. 'During the course of that high-speed journey, and until at last he became disentangled, his police uniform was quite literally ripped and stripped from his body. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. The 28-year-old was killed when he was dragged behind a car. My sister's first born. Mr Wallis told the Thames Valley Police operator: Ive got four masked men outside my house and theyve got weapons. [31], A retrial began on 23 June following changes to the UK's COVID-19 lockdown. He will be loved forever.". 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. [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. Long had previously admitted the same offence. A domestic violence victim told him the officer had given her the confidence to come forward about her abusive partner. 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. Media reported that in total, 10 males aged between 13 and 30 had been arrested. Long had previously pleaded guilty to the same charge. Police officers launched a murder probe following a "serious incident" which took place at around 11.30pm near to the crossroads of Ufton Lane and Lambdens Hill, near Sulhampstead between Reading and Newbury. Police forces,. 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. 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". 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. The officer had been married for just four weeks. [14], On 13 March, the court heard that all parties agreed that the police constable first to attend to Harper on the A4 did not strike him with his vehicle, contrary to early reports of the incident. 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. 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. '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. Pc Harper was pulled. Deborah Adlam spoke after her son's killers Henry Long, 19, Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, both 18, where convicted of manslaughter, saying she now has "no motivation" in life. 2023 BBC. 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. "I have sat in the mortuary of my son's covered body, too damaged for me to see. 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. Her campaign proposes that those convicted of manslaughter over the death of a blue-light worker while committing a crime should . Sign up to the Daily Star's newsletter. 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. "I will spend every day for the rest of my life with a hole that will never be filled. I quickly realised it was a person. [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. As news. '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. Video report by ITV News Correspondent Lucy Watson. Grieving officers lay tributes for killed newlywed colleague Pc Andrew Harper. Read about our approach to external linking. Jurors were shown harrowing footage of the incident recorded on camera attached to the officers unmarked BMW patrol car. VideoChess gets a risqu makeover, The Nigerian influencers paid to manipulate your vote, How a baffling census delay is hurting Indians, How Mafia boss was caught at a clinic after 30 years. It would be a virtual certainty,' the prosecutor said. NSW ZEALAND CASUALTIES. It's clear he has a catastrophic series of injuries and there's nothing that can be done for him.". [33], On 31 July, Long was sentenced to 16 years and both Bowers and Cole to 13 years in prison. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 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. 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. Bowers was in the car as a passenger when PC Harper was killed. In August 2019, PC Andrew Harper was just 28 years old and almost one month in to his marriage to new wife Lissie, the love of his life and his partner for the previous 13 years. As their sentences for conspiracy to steal and for manslaughter were to run concurrently, their overall sentences were not affected. 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 Harper was a beautiful young soul. The officer on duty with PC Harper was not physically injured but is being given emotional support, Thames Valley Police said. "Nobody's been given a script it just seemed to take hold," said PC Harper's friend Andy Ledbury, who put up a blue ribbon outside his plant nursery. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can [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. 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. [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. He added that he set off in his car to find PC Harper, and came across his stab vest further up the road. 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. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Harper, a 28-year-old Thames Valley police officer, was . 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. His wife,. Det Supt Blaik said the defendants made a "conscious decision" "not to assist the police" and said their family and friends had tried to "frustrate" the investigation. His wife described him . Lissie broke down twice as she read from her victim impact statement at the Old Bailey. 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PC Harper death: Officer recalls 'gruesome discovery' of colleague's body, A quad bike is seen attached to a Seat car which was stopped by PC Andrew Harper. 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. Something went wrong, please try again later. PC Andrew Harper from the roads policing unit at Abingdon Police Station was attending a reported burglary and was killed while performing his duties. I cant begin to tell you how we feel. At 11.17pm on August 15 last year, homeowner Peter Wallis called 999 to report thieves making off with his quad bike in Stanford Dingley, Berkshire. YESTERDAY'S LISTS. hometown of Wallingford in Oxfordshire decorated shop windows with ribbons representing the "thin blue line". It looked like a rag doll.". Police release update on PC Andrew Harpers death, READ MORE: Murder investigation launched as policeman killed in line of duty, READ MORE: Family release image of newlywed policeman PC Harper, READ MORE: Police raid travellers' site as part of murder probe. BerkshireLive email updates: We . Pc Shaw told jurors: I thought maybe he slipped on something. Mark White Home affairs correspondent @skymarkwhite Monday 30 November 2020 17:47, UK [5][13] Shaw arrived at the location to find another officer tending to Harper,[19] who was pronounced dead by paramedics at 23:45. "We are shocked and saddened by the death of our colleague". You can be satisfied I am now a shadow of the person I once was. Widow Mrs Harper told the court: "This is my third attempt at writing a statement. "Broken, distraught, beaten, a void, an empty shell. 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. Relatives of PC Harper have also paid tribute on social media to the "loveliest person that you will ever meet". 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. 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. 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. 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. Police 'shocked and saddened' Video, 00:03:06, German police deny Greta's detainment was staged, US porn star declared unfit for sex crimes trial, Keep cake away from office, says food adviser, Maximum two drinks a week, Canada guidance advises, Germany: We are no longer reliant on Russian energy, Baby among six killed in possible cartel hit in US, Jeremy Renner TV show poster edited after accident. We continue our appeal to anyone with any information about this incident to contact police by visiting our website or calling 101. [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. Photographs of the pair on their wedding day at Ardington House, a Georgian manor in Oxfordshire, have been released. Football teams held silences before kick-off and the officer's hometown of Wallingford in Oxfordshire decorated shop windows with ribbons representing the "thin blue line". [41] Pc Harper and his crew mate Pc Andrew Shaw responded to Mr Walliss report, even though their shift had ended. Mr Justice Edis told them: 'The vehicles have been put in similar positions to the position they would have been in during part of the incident.'. Comments have been closed on this article. Another read: "Such a shocking, mindless, horrific act of brutality. [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". 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. Mum and dad's first grandson And was married two weeks ago at a dream wedding. "We go towards trouble, we don't run away from it," he said. After being arrested during raids in the early hours of 16 August, the three teenagers denied being involved, before changing their stories when faced with compelling evidence. Follows the tireless campaigning of PC Andrew Harper's family Named after PC Andrew Harper, who was killed in the line of duty in 2019, the law will introduce mandatory life sentences. 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