"When, at last, he became disentangled, he was left with the most awful injuries, from which he died there on the road, surrounded by colleagues who tried in vain to save him. Today, grieving officers having been laying floral tributes at the scene where their colleague was killed. Pictures show Pc Harper and his new wife Lissie celebrating their wedding at the award-winning stately venue Ardington House, a Georgian manor in Oxfordshire set in gardens and parkland. PC Andrew Harper was responding to a report of a quad bike theft in Berkshire, Henry Long (left) and two 17-year-old defendants - who cannot be identified due to their age - are in the dock at the Old Bailey. 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. Mr Altman told the jury: 'It was his opinion that anyone driving the Seat could not fail to be aware that something of significant weight was being dragged behind the vehicle. They all admit conspiring to steal the quadbike and Long has admitted to the manslaughter of PC Harper, which the younger boys deny. 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The officer eventually became disentangled from the SEAT close to the A4, where he was found by a police dog handler colleague. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? A brave man protecting us all and just doing his job.". PC Andrew Harper, 28, was responding to a burglary report on Thursday in Sulhamstead, Berkshire, when he was dragged along the road by a vehicle. Ten. PC Warren Mason said he did not see any reaction in the eyes of the two. Henry Long, 18, and two 17-year-old boys have denied murder but admitted conspiracy to steal a quad bike. Harper, a 28-year-old Thames Valley police officer, was carried behind a Seat Toledo for more than a mile after attempting to apprehend quad bike thieves. 'He realised what he had seen was PC Harper's body. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. A judge cleared the three defendants of murder. Our love goes to his lovely wife, mum and dad, brother and all of his family and friends. ", Another colleague, PC Katherine Darling, who had responded to a radio call for assistance, described seeing blood which was "bright red and running all the way down the centre of the road on tarmac.". He said he felt "elation" when paramedics arrived but PC Harper's injuries were deemed "incompatible with life" and he was pronounced dead at 23:45 BST. PC Harper's parents and his widow Lissie Harper were among those attending the court on Tuesday. 11.28pm: The officers get a first glimpse of the Seat headlights approaching their car in Admoor Lane. Long,who was at the wheel of the SEAT Toledo, told officers he had been at home watching the action movie 'Fast and Furious' at the time and had no involvement with trying to steal the quad bike. By clicking Sign up you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use, Cookie policy and Privacy notice. The trial continues and is due to last up to five weeks. Mr Altman added: 'These three went on a criminal expedition that August night to steal a new, high value quad bike. "Earlier today we sought a 36-hour extension to their detention and this was granted at Reading Magistrates' Court. 'The prosecution suggest that not only did he know he was dragging a policeman, but also he intended by his actions to dislodge him from the strap to make good what had been the plan all along: to make good their escape from their criminal enterprise the conspiracy to steal to which all the defendants have since pleaded guilty. 'What they had discovered when they first attempted to steal the quad bike at Privett House was a man who was not scared to challenge them. "This was a completely senseless killing of a young police officer in the line of duty.". Even though PC Harper was breathing when he was found in the road, his injuries were unsurvivable and he was pronounced dead at the scene at 11.45pm. 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He told the court: "PC Harper was killed in truly shocking circumstances. 2023 BBC. 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. A pathologist's report found PC Harper suffered "a very severe injury to the brain" which is "likely to have rendered him unconscious" after his head struck the ground. Cole runs past the police car, pursued by PC Harper, and dives through the Seat passenger window, the Old Bailey is told. A mannequin similar in weight to PC Harper was strapped to the back of the Seat Toledo and dragged along the same route as officers reconstructed his death. A police officer in pursuit of the suspects had paused at a fork in the road when he saw the Seat heading back towards him. Thames Valley Police said on Saturday it had been granted an extra 36 hours to question the suspects. A teenager has pleaded guilty to killing a newly-wed police officer but has denied murder. 10 boys and men aged between 13 and 30 were arrested on suspicion of murder and police have now been granted a 36-hour extension to continue questioning them. He told them to shut up and put music on. 'Indeed, their sophisticated planning even extended to the car. Title Directed by Written by Original air date; 4 " Ruling Passion " Gareth Davies: Malcolm Bradbury: 14 June 1997 (): After being kept late by "The Fat Controller", as Ellie so bluntly puts it, Pascoe and his wife finally head out on their romantic weekend break to meet up with some old friends, only to find a house full of dead bodies and his best friend nowhere to be found. 11.42pm: The NPAS helicopter reports seeing, using thermal imaging, the apparently abandoned "very, very hot" Seat on the site with people standing around another car in an adjacent plot. When PC Harper was found lying in the road, he was breathing but the pattern was reflexive and 'was that of a deeply unconscious individual'. 2023 BBC. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. 10:09 GMT 12 Mar 2020. "But he did not see what his car had struck. The defendants had allegedly disconnected brake, side and indicator lights to help them disappear into the night. Chief Constable John Campbell said the death of PC Harper had left the entire force "shocked and saddened". 'While PC Christopher Bushnell gave chase in a Mitsubishi Outlander, PC Kemp pulled over and got out of his car. The court also heard how driver Jack Whittenham saw the police officer's body attached to the back of the car as it reached the turn off at the A4, who too thought it was a bloodied deer. He had just left. With his ankles caught in a strap that was trailing behind a car being driven at speed along a country lane, he was dragged for over a mile along the road surface, swung from side to side like a pendulum in an effort to dislodge him. ` `2. One was goonies, fast and furious. Although PC Harper was breathing when he was found in the road, his injuries proved unsurvivable and he was pronounced dead at 11.45pm. PC Kluger and other officers used a defibrillator to try to save PC Harper and he "said something like: 'Stay with me, buddy, the ambulance will be here soon and they'll sort you out'". Long has admitted manslaughter. Having unhitched the quad bike, he tries to get back in the Seat. PC Harper died from multiple injuries after he responded to reports of a vehicle being stolen and ended up caught in a strap behind the vehicle near Sulhamstead, Berkshire on August 15 last year. The Old Bailey today heard how the Thames Valley police constable desperately flailed his arms "like a rag doll" after he became tangled in a loading strap attached to their getaway car. PC Harpers body was completely naked apart from his socks when discovered by the officers horrified colleagues. He was dragged for more than a mile of winding country road with his uniform gradually stripped from his body. Earlier, PC Christopher Bushnell had seen PC Harper's body 'tumbling in the road', jurors heard. 'He saw the whole body striking the kerb on the other side of the road.'. Mr Laidlaw said the thieves were determined to take the vehicle "whatever the cost", having been disturbed earlier in the day. Henry Long, 18, of Mortimer, Reading, and two 17-year-old boys deny murder. "To his right he saw out of the corner of his eye something moving and tumbling in the road. Long, of Mortimer near Reading, Cole, of Aldermaston, and Bower, of Mortimer, all deny murder. ", He said: "My thanks go to all those staff and officers who attended this incident, as well as our colleagues at the fire service and also the ambulance service for their professionalism and support at what you can imagine was obviously a distressing scene.". PC Andrew Harper's body was so bloodied after being dragged to his death his colleagues thought it was a deer carcass, a court has heard. PC Harper, 28, was then dragged along the road for more than a mile before being found by a colleague with "utterly catastrophic" injuries. "It was, as the witness described it, like a 'rag doll' and he saw PC Harper's body strike the kerb.". Prosecutors alleged that the couple stole the victim's wallet and sexually assaulted him, in addition to kicking him a total of 61 times. He denied hearing or noticing anything being dragged behind the car. PC Andrew Shaw, who responded to a report of a stolen quad bike with PC. The Driver. A retrial gets under way. 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Read about our approach to external linking. Mr Long, the car's driver, and two 17-year-olds deny murder. The Thames Valley Police officer was attending a report of a burglary in Sulhamstead, between Reading and Newbury, in August 2019 when he became entangled in strapping that was being used to tow a stolen quad bike. Read our, {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}. He was driving a car at "breakneck speed" which swung PC Andrew Harper "like a pendulum" along a country lane on August 15, 2019. Several members of PC Harper's family were in court as the prosecution case opened. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. PC Harper's alleged killers drove straight at a police car in their bid 'not to get caught at all costs', jurors heard. "He died totally naked apart from his socks and boots, and some shredded remnants of the trousers he was wearing. 'I was with my auntie Sammi Jo and her husband Sammy Smith. Swans swim in a flooded field near Ibsley in Hampshire (Photo: Andrew Matthews/PA) The Met Office has issued three yellow warnings for "persistent heavy rain" and there are flood alerts across Britain as the wet weather shows little sign of letting up. Jurors were later told that a reconstruction of the way the Seat was driven was carried out by Simon Hall, an investigator from the Transport Research Laboratory at 11.30pm on September 4. PC Andrew Harper's body was so bloodied after being dragged to his death his colleagues thought it was a deer carcass, a court has heard. Long also admits manslaughter. PC Harper, 28, was then dragged along the road for more than a mile before being found by a colleague with "utterly catastrophic" injuries. Mr Altman said: "Despite it being well beyond the end of their shift, because they were close and thought they could help, they responded to the call. Accident compensation Downes, T. Antony, "French lessons on motor accident compensation", 173-190, in the volume honouring Dowrick, F. E. Sugarman, Stephen D., "Personal injury and social policy: institutional and ideological alternatives", 290-304, in the volume honouring Fleming, John G. (2) "Mr Whittenham saw that the rope had a body attached to it. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? The other officer was not physically injured but is being provided with emotional support, a Thames Valley spokesman said. Andy Efkowitz 33. Mr Altman said the vehicle came straight at him very quickly, forcing him to veer to the left as it passed, narrowly missing him. One described him as "Thames Valley's finest" while another tribute read: "A shockingly sad day. The re-trial over Pc Andrew Harper's death began on Tuesday after being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic Bespectacled Thomas King, 21, of Bramley, Hampshire, earlier admitted conspiring to steal the same quad bike belonging to Peter Wallace and will be sentenced on a date to be fixed. Officers are carrying out house-to-house inquiries, reviewing CCTV footage, interviewing witnesses and conducting forensic examinations, Det Supt Kent added. Henry Long, 19, Jessie Cole, 18, and Albert Bower, 18, have been charged with the murder of PC Harper. Long has admitted the manslaughter of the Thames Valley Police officer, but has denied intending to kill him. My fingerprints or DNA will not be on the quad bike. 11.45pm: PC Harper is pronounced dead in the road where he was found. I am over the age of eighteen years and am `not a party to the above-captioned action. Read about our approach to external linking. 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I have never been to a house yesterday looking at Quad bikes. Driver Henry Long, 18, allegedly swerved from side to side in an attempt to free the officer, causing him to hit hedgerows and other items in the lane. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. Pc Andrew Harper, 28, died from multiple injuries after being dragged under a van on August 15. Mr Laidlaw said: "Going beyond the call of duty, as it were, would cost Andrew Harper his life.". He entered the shop with a long-handled axe and attacked staff working inside. They were determined to succeed, having been thwarted once already. 11.17pm: Mr Wallis makes a 999 call to report a theft in progress. She said the 10 boys and men had been arrested at council-run caravan and mobile home site, Four Houses Corner, about three miles from where PC Harper died. 'There was a constant stretch of a crimson blood red track that was clearly still wet and glistening in the light of their headlights,' Mr Altman said. 'It is on all the evidence that, in the case of Long, the prosecution invites you to reject any claim he did not realise that he was dragging a policeman in the shape of PC Harper behind that car for over a mile to his inevitable death. PC Harper died on August 15 after . We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Keep up with breaking news, traffic and travel updates and whats on from across the county plus unrivalled Reading FC coverage. PC Andrew Harper was "swung like a pendulum" and left nearly naked after being dragged along the road for more than a mile, a court has heard. "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. "He recalled all of a sudden seeing a flailing arm and a head that was arched back as if someone was doing back stroke and coming directly towards him out of the exhaust smoke," Mr Altman continued. Meanwhile, the National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter, is directed to the nearby Four Houses Corner travellers' site in search of the suspects. He fell beneath the vehicle and was draggeda considerable distance, entangled with a tow rope. 'It was because the 17-year-old had unhitched the quad bike and had no time to place the crane strap into the boot that its large loop was left trailing on the road surface. 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When he was taken into custody Long's solicitor read out a prepared statement. "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. Read about our approach to external linking. PC Harper died from multiple injuries after he responded to reports of a vehicle being stolen and ended up caught in a strap behind the vehicle near Sulhamstead, Berkshire on August 15 last year. The officer followed the car into Ufton Lane and it sped away when he illuminated his blue lights. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Pc Harper, 28, died from his injuries when he was caught in a strap attached to the back of a car and dragged down a winding country road as the trio fled the scene of a quad bike theft in Sulhamstead, Berkshire, on the night of August 15 2019. 10 boys . 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'The drag effect on both the steering and the handling of the car, and, most significantly, the noise of the mannequin being dragged along the road, meant that its presence behind the vehicle was clear and obvious.'. He had just left his vehicle when he was struck by a car at a country. They disabled their SEAT Toledos rear lights and taped over the number plate but were seen by Mr Wallis taking the Honda TRX500 quad bike and roping its handlebars to the back of the car. PC Harper, who got married four weeks ago, was killed on the A4 Bath Road. His grandmother Maureen Shrimpton wrote: "Just a really horrible day. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Pc Andrew Harper, 26, was killed on the A4 Bath Road between Reading and Newbury last night. , updated Sign up for exclusive newsletters, comment on stories, enter competitions and attend events. An examination of the officer's Mitsubishi Outlander later showed no evidence it had made any contact to PC Harper's body. Pc Harper, 28, eventually became disentangled but died from his injuries in the road. I had been outside just for a cigarette but otherwise had not left. He recalled both being very quiet and calm and neither appeared particularly shocked or surprised by what was being said.'. One witness who saw him being dragged along, Jack Whittenham, mistakenly thought he had seen an injured deer. PC Andrew Harper died from multiple injuries when he became tangled in a crane strap attached to the boot of a SEAT Toledo while responding to an incident in Berkshire on August 15 last year. Mr Laidlaw described how Mr Long drove up a verge to round the unmarked car, while Cole ran to catch up after having dislodged a tow rope from around the handlebars of the quad bike, leaving it loose on the road. A post-mortem examination found no injuries to indicate a strike from another vehicle, jurors were told. Eight seconds later, Long mounts the verge as he drives around the police car. Man attempts to get into car 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.. "While PC Christopher Bushnell gave chase in a Mitsubishi Outlander, PC Kemp pulled over and got out of his car. Police are currently focusing their inquiries on one vehicle, understood to be a Seat. He was given the same sentence as Bowers, 13 years behind bars. The court heard he would have been rendered unconscious almost immediately and was unable to free himself. "We are shocked and saddened by the death of our colleague". We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. PC Andrew Harper was responding to a report of a quad bike theft in Berkshire A police officer who was dragged behind a car sustained such severe injuries one of his colleagues "could not. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. The officer who was with him, PC Andrew Shaw, likened the moment he was dragged away to when a water-skier loses his footing and is whipped forward before he lands on his back. PC Andrew Harper was newly married when he died, PC Andrew Harper with his father-in-law Simon. Prosecutor Jonathan Polnay read a statement by Thames Valley Police firearms officer Nick Kluger, who said he felt "an immense sense of dread and an urgency" when he heard an officer was down. A man charged with the murder of PC Andrew Harper told police he wasn't there because he was watching Fast and Furious, a court has heard. An online petition to overturn the verdicts in the killing of PC Andrew Harper has more than 200,000 signatures. 11.31pm: PC Shaw reaches the A4 and Ufton Lane where he finds his colleague having followed a trail of road marks, blood and body matter. 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. ', Mr Altman said: 'His solicitor tried to encourage him to be quiet as the charges were read to him.'. "With his ankles caught in a strap that was trailing behind a car being driven at speed along a country lane, he was dragged for over a mile along the road surface, swung from side to side like a pendulum in an effort to dislodge him, losing items of his police uniform along the way, with the rest of his uniform being quite literally ripped and stripped from his body. The court heard that PC Harper had been responding to reports of a break in before events that night spiralled out of control. THE teenagers who killed PC Andrew Harper were seen smirking and laughing at court. On 15 August 2019, 28-year-old English police constable Andrew Harper was killed near Sulhamstead, Berkshire, England in the line of duty.Harper and a fellow officer were responding to a report of a burglary, after which Harper was dragged behind a car for a mile (1.6 km), causing his death.In July 2020, three teenage males were found guilty of manslaughter and received sentences of 16 and 13 . Our grandson Andrew was killed last night while doing his police work. Commercial Solicitor Ai Law Skelmersdale, England, United Kingdom 269 followers 270 connections Join to connect Ai Law The University of Law Activity Our dispute resolution lawyers have experience. 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