Pc Shaw turned his vehicle around, expecting to find PC Harper waiting for him. An officer has shared the moment he made the gruesome discovery of PC Andrew Harper who was lying gravely injured in a country lane. One tribute, accompanied by an image of PC Harper smiling with a friend, said: "Harps, I am truly gutted. Deborah Adlam spoke after her son's killers Henry Long, 19, Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, both 18, where convicted of manslaughter. 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. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can [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 July 2020, three teenage males were found guilty of manslaughter and received sentences of 16 and 13 years imprisonment. 'Henry Long, sped off, PC Harper was lassoed around his ankles by the loop of the strap. ROLL OF HONOUR. 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. 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. [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 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. Mark White Home affairs correspondent @skymarkwhite Monday 30 November 2020 17:47, UK [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. Despite their shift ending, PC Harper and his colleague PC Andrew Shaw responded to Mr Wallis's report. 'The officer would be killed. 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. 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. [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. 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. 'That as a description is supported by the findings at post-mortem, where the pathologist found that PC Harper had suffered a very severe injury to the brain which is likely to have rendered him unconscious, presumably from the back of his head striking the ground.'. It's clear he has a catastrophic series of injuries and there's nothing that can be done for him.". He was dragged for. 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.". Our love goes to his lovely wife, mum and dad, brother and all of his family and friends. 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 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. 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. I sincerely hope that IF convicted the judge involved throws the book at him and jails him for the rest of his life. 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. Security around the first trial into PC Harper's death was stepped up after police uncovered a plot by "associates of the defendants to intimidate the jury". Mr Wallis told the Thames Valley Police operator: Ive got four masked men outside my house and theyve got weapons. 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. 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. 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The trio had been undeterred by the presence of the homeowner when they returned to Privett House hours later, the court heard. 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. Mr Laidlaw said all three defendants should have known the consequences of their actions. "Our grandson Andrew was killed last night while doing his police work. I have no motivation or even daily routine - chores or cooking a meal, it just feels pointless now. Three teenagers have been convicted of the manslaughter of PC Andrew Harper, who died in Berkshire last year, after being dragged for a mile along a country . "My life often feels bleak, hopeless, irreparable. With the strapping laying loose on the ground, Cole then tried to get into the SEAT car but was unable to, he said. Something went wrong, please try again later. 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Ten males aged between 13 and 30 have been arrested on suspicion of murder. He was just 28 years of age. 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. PC Harper, who would have been knocked unconscious, had suffered horrific injuries and died at the scene. 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. "[48] The law was added to the statute book on 28 April 2022[49] and is now law. As news. READ MORE: Murder investigation launched. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Sorry, we are not accepting comments on this article. Peter Wallis dialled 999 to say he could see "four masked men" brandishing weapons. [12][18] The SEAT crossed the A4 into Ufton Lane near Sulhamstead, and Harper became disentangled. Pc Shaw later discovered his colleague's body. Long had previously admitted the same offence. HP10 9TY. 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. The killers have been jailed for a total of 42 years. I cant begin to tell you how we feel. It looked like a rag doll.. Initially 10 males, aged between 13 and 30, were arrested at the Four Houses Corner caravan site, before Long, Bowers and Cole went on trial accused of murder at the Old Bailey in March. 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. 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. '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. PC Harper died after being dragged for more than a mile when his ankles became entangled in a tow rope attached to the car driven by Long as he fled the scene of an attempted quad bike theft in. The coronavirus outbreak prompted the first trial to be stopped in late March. "I search around for words to express my heartbreak, but each word is inadequate.". [44], On 27 October 2019, 5,000 motorcyclists took part in a "ride of respect" between RAF Benson and Abingdon Airfield. 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. 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