Several members of PC Harper's family were in court as the prosecution case opened. On this occasion, he said it became obvious that he was dragging the mannequin. I have never been to a house yesterday looking at Quad bikes. They were determined to succeed, having been thwarted once already. Mr Altman told the jury: 'You will recall that he accepts his guilt of manslaughter but on the basis that he did not know that PC Harper was attached to the car and being dragged along the road by him, which the prosecution do not accept. 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. 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. "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. Long replied: "Because I accept that I killed him from what I was doing, the way I was driving. Within 10 minutes of the officer's death, a police helicopter spotted the defendants' car parked up at a council-run travellers' site at nearby Burghfield Common, its engine still hot and clearly visible on the helicopter's thermal image camera. PC Andrew Harper was killed 'in the line of. Police officers at the scene on Ufton Lane where a Thames Valley Police officer was killed whilst attending a reported burglary on Thursday evening, A forensic team is at the site near Sulhamstead, Berkshire, A forensic officer by a charcoal BMW at the scene, There is a heavy police presence on the A4, Forensic investigators at the scene where the police officer was killed, There is a heavy police presence just off the A4. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. I went bed I think around 10.30pm. ", 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 had just left his vehicle when he was struck by a car at a country. "We are shocked and saddened by the death of our colleague". Today, grieving officers having been laying floral tributes at the scene where their colleague was killed. One tribute, accompanied by an image of PC Harper smiling with a friend, said: "Harps, I am truly gutted. 'At 5pm I can't remember exactly where I was but I got to 4 Houses caravan site about 8.30pm and I stayed there all evening until police came and arrested me. A domestic violence victim told him the officer had given her the confidence to come forward about her abusive partner. He was declared dead by paramedics at the scene. PC Andrew Harper died from multiple injuries when he became tangled in a crane strap attached to the boot of a SEAT Toledo 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. Thomas King, 21, of Lane End, Bramley, Hants, earlier admitted conspiring to steal the same quad bike belonging to Peter Wallace and will be sentenced on a date to be fixed. PC Harper's colleagues have been laying floral tributes at the scene, with one message describing the officer as "Thames Valley's finest". Andrew Harper, 28, suffered "utterly catastrophic" injuries as he was dragged to his death in Berkshire last August, a court has heard. "As the SEAT crossed the A4, PC Kemp saw what he thought was strapping trailing from the vehicle, and, as he turned into Ufton Lane, he saw what he thought were ratchet straps in the road," Mr Altman said. Bowers was in the car as a passenger when PC Harper was killed. Cole is on foot behind the Seat. Proceedings will resume on Wednesday (June 23). The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Such were the extent of PC Harper's injuries that an eyewitness said he thought the suspects were towing a deer carcass behind their vehicle. PC Harper, known as "Harps" to his colleagues, was part of Thames Valley's Roads Policing Unit, and had been due to work a 10am to 7pm shift that day. "He quickly realised it was someone trapped by both ankles with arms flailing around, as he described it, like a rag doll, being dragged around the road. 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The prosecution argue that the three defendants knew PC Harper was being dragged behind them and that Long drove in a manner that suggests he was trying to dislodge the police officer, while Cole and Bower "actively encouraged" him. 'And in the glare of those blue and white emergency lights and the police car's rear lights, the 17-year-old could have been in no doubt whatsoever that he was feet and indeed just seconds away from being apprehended by a policeman in uniform by the courageous PC Harper as is obvious by the 17-year-old having to jump through a window to get into the SEAT car to flee. 11.28pm: The officers get a first glimpse of the Seat headlights approaching their car in Admoor Lane. He has been dragged just over a mile for 91 seconds before he is dislodged on the other side of the A4. 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.. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? A post-mortem recorded the 28-year-old roads policing officers cause of death as multiple injuries. At the time of the charges Long said: "I don't give a f*** about any of this.". 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. On Saturday, police and forensic teams searched a caravan and mobile home site, Four Houses Corner, about three miles from where PC Harper died. Mr Laidlaw told jurors that Long was driving the SEAT being used to tow the stolen quad bike, Bower was in the passenger seat and Cole was on the quad bike steering it as it free-wheeled behind. Police 'shocked and saddened' Video, 00:03:06, Germany: We are no longer reliant on Russian energy, Ukrainian ministers killed in helicopter crash, City asks Madonna if it can borrow her painting, Mafia boss's second hideout found behind wardrobe, Jeremy Renner TV show poster edited after accident, Heathrow beefs up security over cannabis arrests, Keep cake away from office, says food adviser. 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. PC Andrew Harper, a rapid response officer with the force's roads and traffic command. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. opened the case against the three teenagers at the Old Bailey in London on Tuesday (June 23). A teenager has pleaded guilty to killing a newly-wed police officer but has denied murder. One, PC Andrew Kemp saw his colleague being dragged behind the car, the court heard. 11.45pm: PC Harper is pronounced dead in the road where he was found. Pc Andrew Harper was responding to a reported burglary in Sulhamstead, west Berkshire, on Thursday when he was "caught between a vehicle and the road and then dragged for a distance.". An eyewitness initially thought the Seat was towing "the carcass of a bloodied deer", but quickly he realised it was a person trapped by both ankles being dragged around the road and striking the kerb, Mr Laidlaw said. During the trial, Bowers fell asleep as the prosecutor showed footage of Harper's ordeal. Long, 19, and Cole and Bowers, both aged 18, go on trial at the Old Bailey for murder. One described him as "Thames Valley's finest" while another tribute read: "A shockingly sad day. Defence barrister Rossano Scamardella QC said: "You pleaded guilty to manslaughter - why? Long has admitted manslaughter. 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 28-year-old policeman had become dislodged by. "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. 'He realised what he had seen was PC Harper's body. The police cordon has been extended by around 100 metres as around 10 white-suited forensics officers conduct a sweep of the area. ", Pc Harper's father told Sky News the family is "absolutely devastated and in a bad place.". The re-trial over Pc Andrew Harper's death began on Tuesday after being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic They allegedly dumped the 10,000 bike but pulled PC Harper, who had become trapped around the ankles, for over a mile after roaring down Lambdens Hill, a country lane in Bradfield Southend, Bekshire. The court also heard of how one witness thought he had seen "the carcass of a bloodied deer" that would later turn out, in fact, to have been PC Harper. An examination of the officer's Mitsubishi Outlander later showed no evidence it had made any contact to PC Harper's body. 'While PC Christopher Bushnell gave chase in a Mitsubishi Outlander, PC Kemp pulled over and got out of his car. PC Harpers ankles got caught in a tow rope attached to the suspects' getaway car. '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.'. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? Henry Long, 18, is on trial for his murder. Long, of Mortimer, Reading, also admits manslaughter. Jurors were told how the traveller teens had tried to steal a 10,000 bike from the home of Peter Wallis in remote Bradfield Southend, when they were apprehended by PC Harper. 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. He is on trial for murder, along with Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, both 18, who were his passengers. "To his right he saw out of the corner of his eye something moving and tumbling in the road. They are confronted by Mr Wallis and leave empty-handed. He fell beneath the vehicle and was draggeda considerable distance, entangled with a tow rope. Long has admitted the manslaughter of the Thames Valley Police officer, but has denied intending to kill him. He added: 'He had sustained utterly catastrophic injuries.'. When they came across PC Harper and his colleague, the youth on the bike unhitched the strap and tried to get into the Seat, jurors heard. An online petition to overturn the verdicts in the killing of PC Andrew Harper has more than 200,000 signatures. The Seat is then driven at speed towards Four Houses Corner and PC Bushnell loses sight, jurors hear. The newly married police officer, 28, suffered "catastrophic" injuries after trying to stop three teenagers stealing a quad bike on August 15 last year. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Jonathan Laidlaw QC, prosecuting, described how PC Harper was "lassoed around his ankles" and dragged at an average of more than 42mph for just over a mile. Mr Altman said the three teenagers knew they had been stopped by the police. 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. The officer who was with him, PC Andrew Shaw, likened the moment he was dragged away by the SEAT vehicle to when a water-skier loses his footing and is whipped forward before landing on his back. 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. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? PC Darling described seeing 'bright red and running all the way down the centre of the road on tarmac.'. Our grandson Andrew was killed last night while doing his police work. It will be obvious to you all that none of the defendants could possibly have intended that that should happen. Det Supt Kent said it remained unclear how PC Harper "came to be out of his vehicle and then caught under the suspect vehicle". Henry Long is standing trial for murder alongside two teenagers who cannot be identified, (Image: Vagner Vidal/Hyde News & Pictures Ltd), Henry Long appeared in court alongside the two accused teens. Pc Harper was killed in August while investigating a burglary, The Thames Valley police officer with his wife Lissie at the couple's wedding just four weeks ago (AP), A police officer lays flowers at the scene, Thames Valley police officer killed while investigating burglary, You must be at least 18 years old to create an account, Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number, I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from Evening Standard. 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. 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. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. "PC Harper was completely naked at that point, save for his boots and socks. The court has heard how PC Harper responded to a report of a stolen quad bike, when a strap trailing behind a Seat Toledo got "lassoed" around his ankles as it accelerated away. My cousin Shelby Smith and my other cousin. You can find it for Apple devices here and Android devices here. The vehicle was described in audio as being 'very, very, hot', with people standing nearby. "So proud of him. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Long then sped off from the scene, but in the act of chasing Cole, PC Harper "unwittingly stepped, with both feet, into the loop made on the road surface by the trailing strap". Follow updates from the PC Andrew Harper trial sentencing here. The Driver. 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. Newlywed Pc Harper was responding to reports of a burglary last Thursday night when he was hit and dragged under vehicle in Sulhamstead, West Berkshire. 'Whether you accept that proposition will be a matter for you to decide on the totality of the evidence.'. FREE FREE FREE "Candleglow" 7 Pc. For other inquiries, Contact Us. Pc Andrew Harper, 28, died from multiple injuries after being dragged under a van on August 15. 12:13 GMT 11 Mar 2020 A group of officers could be seen gathered around floral tributes reading messages to their fallen colleague. Ten males aged between 13 and 30 have been arrested on suspicion of murder. 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. Mr Laidlaw QC added: "The snaking trail of marks, abrasion and scuff marks, blood and body matter left behind on the road surface by this course of driving, as well as the clothing that was ripped from PC Harper as he was dragged to his death, illustrates that a deliberate attempt was made to dislodge him from the strap.". 'The drag on the road and the noise created by its movement were significant. "He saw the whole body striking the kerb on the other side of the road.". At the time, Andrew's widow expressed her. PC Harper's parents and his widow Lissie Harper were among those attending the court on Tuesday. PC Harpers body was completely naked apart from his socks when discovered by the officers horrified colleagues. Last Friday, three teenagers were convicted of the police officer's manslaughter but cleared of murder.. Newlywed PC Harper, 28, died from catastrophic injuries when he was dragged for more than a mile behind their Seat Toledo car after his ankle was caught in a strap behind the . He denied hearing or noticing anything being dragged behind the car. Ten males aged between 13 and 30 have been. James Wood For Mailonline Pc Harper, 28, eventually became disentangled but died from his injuries in the road. 2023 BBC. He died of multiple injuries. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Read about our approach to external linking. PC Andrew Harper, a rapid response officer with the forces roads and traffic command. He described PC Harper as completely naked, save his boots and his socks. The 28-year-old was killed when he was dragged behind a car. "Pc Harper was a beautiful young soul. Read about our approach to external linking. 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'I was with my auntie Sammi Jo and her husband Sammy Smith. 'Mr Simon Hall drove the car with his three colleagues. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 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. The Old Bailey trial heard Henry Long, 19, drove at an average speed of 42.5mph along the Admoor Lane in Berkshire, near Reading, on the evening of August 15 last year, in such a fashion that the stricken officer was "swung side-to-side like a pendulum in an effort to dislodge him". A retrial gets under way. The trial continues. He attended a suspected burglary with a colleague at 11.30pm on Thursday, August 15, 2019. Detective Superintendent Ailsa Kent, of Thames Valley Major Crime Unit, 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. He now admits he was the getaway driver but had no idea the officer was snared behind the car in the sling. I am over the age of eighteen years and am `not a party to the above-captioned action. But PC Harper and his colleagues came across the gang driving towards them on narrow Admoor Lane. A judge cleared the three defendants of murder. Andrew Harper suffered "catastrophic" injuries after being dragged behind the vehicle in Berkshire in August. 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. The defendants had allegedly disconnected brake, side and indicator lights to help them disappear into the night. ` `2. A great cop, a great man, a great friend. Tests show Pc Andrew Harper died of 'multiple injuries' as his father tells of family anguish Berkshire Thames Valley police Saturday 17 August 2019, 5:33pm Video report by ITV News.
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