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. Thames Valley Police said on Saturday it had been granted an extra 36 hours to question the suspects. I just knew he was in trouble.". '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.'. 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. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. PC Harper and his crew mate PC Andrew Shaw responded to the call even though their shift had ended. Subscribe to our newsletter to get the day's top stories sent directly to you. [31], A retrial began on 23 June following changes to the UK's COVID-19 lockdown. 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". [45] In June 2020, Thames Valley Police have named the newest horse of their mounted section "Harper" as a tribute. Advertisement. 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. A group of officers could be seen gathered around floral tributes reading messages to their fallen colleague. Later, other officers could be seen gathered around what appeared to be a black hatchback car inside the Four Houses Corner caravan site. Chef, Sarah and Harry.". [27] All three defendants denied murder. PC Andrew Harper, 28, was dragged to his death by a car in Berkshire, prosecutors say 'The report, which was made by the homeowner, Peter Wallis, indicated that three or four masked and. My sister's first born. Harry Howard Bowers was in the car as a passenger when PC Harper was killed. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. [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". PC Harper's mother, Debbie Adlam, is campaigning for Andrew's Law. 'How could he possibly survive if the car continued to be driven away and for some distance?'. Video report by ITV News Correspondent Lucy Watson. After a lunch break, the jury slowly followed the route the SEAT took, as it left a bloody trail of Pc Harper's clothes and body matter. Her campaign proposes that those convicted of manslaughter over the death of a blue-light worker while committing a crime should . [3] He was educated at The Henley College, where he showed an ambition for joining the police. 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. PC Andrew Harper was killed while attending a reported burglary in a rural area of Berkshire. "He was clearly a man who, in his short time, touched many lives," Mr Barber added. 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. PC Harper, who got married four weeks ago, was killed on the A4 Bath Road. (3) Bowers and Cole's applications for permission to appeal against their convictions. [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). To drive at such speeds and "seek to throw the officer free" was a "clear indication there was an intention in all three to kill him", Mr Laidlaw told the jury. "We go towards trouble, we don't run away from it," he said. The officer on duty with PC Harper was not physically injured but is being given emotional support, Thames Valley Police said. In the weeks following, PC Harper's widow and family members led a "Ride of Respect" involving thousands of motorcyclists, while 20,000 epaulettes and badges from around the world were used to create a 55ft (17m) long mural. In the first brief comments from the family, Philip Harper said: "We're absolutely devastated and we're in a bad place.". Read about our approach to external linking. A MAN has been charged with the murder of PC Andrew Harper as he investigated a burglary in Berkshire last week. 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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. 'The officer would be killed. 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. "We are shocked and saddened by the death of our colleague". It's clear he has a catastrophic series of injuries and there's nothing that can be done for him.". 'Henry Long, sped off, PC Harper was lassoed around his ankles by the loop of the strap. 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. Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Officers are carrying out house-to-house inquiries, reviewing CCTV footage, interviewing witnesses and conducting forensic examinations, Det Supt Kent added. "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. Their sentences in respect of the manslaughter convictions were not altered. 2023 BBC. ", After a pause, he adds: "F*** me they've already taken it.". 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! 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. 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. 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. 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. "You obviously did your best to attend to PC Harper. He was dragged for. [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. 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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. , updated Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber, said he had received messages from members of the public whom PC Harper had helped. 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. Long has admitted manslaughter but denies intending to harm the officer. Long has admitted manslaughter but denies intending to harm the 28-year-old officer. 09 July 2020 A teenager has denied concocting a "cynical lie" to evade responsibility for the death of Pc Andrew Harper, who was dragged behind a car in Berkshire. BerkshireLive email updates: We . 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Prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw QC said: "What then follows, you leave the car and had the gruesome discovery that body is your colleague. 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. 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.". 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 . The Seat driver, Henry Long, 19, and passengers Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole, both 18, from near Reading, are charged with his murder. 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