PC Andrew Harper died a hero in the line of duty. 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. As the documentary recalled. 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. 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". 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.". Giving evidence, Pc Shaw described the moment his colleague appeared to fall over and disappear from view. 'It was going beyond the call of duty, as it were, and it would cost Andrew Harper his life.'. Ten males aged between 13 and 30 have been arrested on suspicion of murder. A Post Mortem was carried out on Andrews body yesterday, and the cause of death has been recorded as multiple injuries. It looked like a rag doll.". 'With Jessie Cole now in the car, Henry Long drove off at speed, flooring the accelerator to make good their escape. [26] Bowers and Coleboth minors at the time of the offence and originally protected by Section 39 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal a quad bike[15] but denied manslaughter. 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. 13:30 EST 01 Jul 2020 Long had previously admitted the same offence. "You obviously did your best to attend to PC Harper. and Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The prosecutor said Pc Andrew Shaw, Pc Andrew Harper's colleague, 'quickly realised something was very wrong' when PC Harper disappeared from view while trying to apprehend the suspect. Prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw QC said: What then follows, you leave the car and had the gruesome discovery that body is your colleague. Police officers raided a council-run travellers' site, Four Houses Corner in Reading near Burghfield Common on Friday night (August 16). Read about our approach to external linking. [33], On 31 July, Long was sentenced to 16 years and both Bowers and Cole to 13 years in prison. Prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw QC said: "What then follows, you leave the car and had the gruesome discovery that body is your colleague. and Andrew James Harper (22 March 1991 15 August 2019)[1][2] grew up in Wallingford. 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. 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. 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. Love from Nan and Bubba xxx". Det Supt Blaik said PC Harper "paid the ultimate price" for going beyond the call of duty, but added "that is what police officers do up and down the country, day in and day out". The officer had been married for just four weeks. PC Harper's colleagues have been laying floral tributes at the scene, with one message describing the officer as "Thames Valley's finest". 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 . Advertisement. Fellow officers have been laying flowers at the scene of the death throughout the morning. Reply 21 13 slipperman GCM He said there was no evidence Bowers or Cole attempted to persuade Long to stop the vehicle. "We go towards trouble, we don't run away from it," he said. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. Long has admitted to manslaughter and denies trying to harm PC Harper. Mr Laidlaw said: ' Despite it being well beyond the end of their shift, because they were close and because thought they could help, they responded to the call. Its clear he has a catastrophic series of injuries and theres nothing that can be done for him.. Photographs of the pair on their wedding day at Ardington House, a Georgian manor in Oxfordshire, have been released. PC Harper and his crew mate PC Andrew Shaw responded to the call even though their shift had ended. They came round earlier and now theyre at my property in Stanford Dingley.. Our grandson Andrew was killed last night while doing his police work. [14][20], At 00:50 on 16 August, police arrested an 18-year-old male and a 17-year-old male at the caravan site. 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 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. When he told the operator he was going outside to stop the thieves, he was told not to - but Mr Wallis continued to refuse. 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. A few locals out walking dogs in the light drizzle were seen stopping to stare as the convoy went by. We are devastated. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. He spoke as detectives confirmed they have been granted an extra 36 hours to question ten males aged between 13 and 30 over the death of Pc Harper, a newlywed police officer killed after being dragged along by a vehicle in the village of Sulhamstead in Berkshire. The teenagers soon found themselves face to face with PC Harper and PC Andrew Shaw, who were in an unmarked police BMW. 'I'm afraid PC Harper was killed in truly shocking circumstances,' he said. 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". 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". 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. contact the editor here. ", Ms Kent continued: "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.". They were acquitted on the charge of murder. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. 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. Mr Laidlaw said all three defendants should have known the consequences of their actions. [32] On 20 July, a juror was discharged after a prison officer reported that she had mouthed "bye boys" to the defendants in the courtroom. Joe Middleton For Mailonline, Russian pro-war fanatic warns Britain could be 'wiped off the map'. The trio had been undeterred by the presence of the homeowner when they returned to Privett House hours later, the court heard. It will be obvious to you all that none of the defendants could possibly have intended that that should happen. The best way he could describe it was like a waterskier, he said: "Feet whipped forward and you land on your back - that's how Harps fell.". 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. Mrs Harper said: "Should I speak again of how we were robbed of our future or the plans stolen from us? His fellow officers "desperately tried to save him" but he had. [48] Harper's Law did not affect the sentences of the three men already imprisoned for killing Andrew Harper.[50]. PC Harper, known as Harps, and his colleague PC Andrew Shaw, were in the area in an unmarked police BMW when they responded to the 999 call, more than four hours after their shift was due to end. 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.. 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. Chef, Sarah and Harry.". Earlier today we sought a 36 hour extension to their custody, and this was granted at Reading Magistrates Court. Asked if he was home alone, Mr Wallis said: Yeah. [27] All three defendants denied murder. Something went wrong, please try again later. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. Eyewitness Jack Whittenham, who had been driving on the A4, described seeing Pc Harpers body being dragged on the road and hitting the curb, before he became detached from the Seat. Subscribe to one or all notification sources from this one place. Widow Mrs Harper told the court: "This is my third attempt at writing a statement. Newlywed Pc Andrew Harper, 28, became entangled in a tow rope attached to their Seat Toledo as he tried to catch them and was dragged to his death. 2023 BBC. On 15 August 2019, 28-year-old English police constable Andrew Harper was killed near Sulhamstead, Berkshire, England in the line of duty. "You obviously did your best to attend to PC Harper. "[48] The law was added to the statute book on 28 April 2022[49] and is now law. Pc Shaw turned his vehicle around, expecting to find PC Harper waiting for him. 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. [42], Harper's funeral was held on 14 October 2019 at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. It looked like a rag doll.. Mrs Harper said "the messages, support and kind words" had been "overwhelming". 'How could he possibly survive if the car continued to be driven away and for some distance?'. 'It was a senseless killing of a young police officer in the line of duty, a young man who was doing no more than his job.'. 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". An officer on duty with Pc Harper was not physically injured but is being provided with emotional support, he added. Harry Howard After examining the place where PC Harper fell, the jury got back on the coach and returned to London. 'Tragically, at that very moment and still in the act of chasing Jessie Cole down, PC Harper must have quite unwittingly stepped, with both feet, into the loop made of the strapping trailed behind the SEAT. 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. 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. Colleagues of PC Andrew Harper will be giving evidence on day four of his murder trial at the Old Bailey. Pc Andrew Harper, 28, was killed during a "serious incident" near the A4 Bath Road, between Reading and Newbury, at the village of Sulhamstead in Berkshire. '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. 'But the prosecution case is that it must have been very quickly clear to Henry Long, who was after all at the wheel of the car, that the vehicle was now dragging somebody behind it.'. PC Andrew Harper from the roads policing unit at Abingdon Police Station was attending a reported burglary and was killed while performing his duties. Sign up to the Daily Star's newsletter. 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As always you can unsubscribe at any time. However, how he came to be between the vehicle in the first place is unknown at this point. 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. Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Paramedics pronounced PC Harper's death at 23:45 on August 15 2019. He then learned that another officer reported a "body in the road" close to the A4. Andrew Harper death: Man charged with newlywed PC's murder PC Andrew Harper's wife Lissie says her "heart is broken" after the death of her "darling boy". A brave man protecting us all and just doing his job.". 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. It would be a virtual certainty,' the prosecutor said. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? A small circle of blue and white painted stones had been laid on the verge in tribute to the officer, with one saying 'when your heart stopped beating a part of me died'. Please report any comments that break our rules. Mr Laidlaw said Long drove at an average speed of at least 42.5mph down the windy road. Bowers was in the car as a passenger when PC Harper was killed. The pair. The Seat driver, Henry Long, 19, and passengers Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole, both 18, from near Reading, are charged with his murder. As Pc Harper tried to apprehend one the suspects, his ankles got caught on a tow rope attached to their Seat Toledo and he was dragged to his death. Long has admitted manslaughter but denies intending to harm the 28-year-old officer. 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Earlier, jurors had boarded a grey coach at the Old Bailey in central London and travelled to Berkshire for a first-hand view of key locations in the tragedy. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. Police forces,. PC Andrew Harper was responding to a reported theft four hours past the end of his shift when his ankles got caught in a tow rope attached to the suspects' getaway car. Read about our approach to external linking. [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". On August 15 last year, PC Harper attended reports of a quad bike theft in Stanford Dingley, Berkshire, at about 11.17pm. 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Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber, said he had received messages from members of the public whom PC Harper had helped. He was a rapid response officer with the force's roads and traffic command. [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. "So proud of him. 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. His wife described him . [3][11][12] At 23:28, Shaw and Harper happened upon a SEAT Toledo towing the stolen quad bike on Admoor Lane near Bradfield Southend. The Telegraph 2.99M subscribers Three teenagers have been convicted of killing Pc Andrew Harper as they evaded arrest. We continue our appeal to anyone with any information about this incident to contact police by visiting our website or calling 101. A coroner carried out a Post Mortem report to determine the cause of death, which has been recorded as "multiple injuries". [8] On 28 January 2020, Harper was given a posthumous award by the Police Federation of England and Wales. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. The first stop was the Bull Inn, where the defendants were allegedly spotted before a first failed attempt to steal the quad bike. She added: "Every ounce of beautiful peace - gone. 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. 'Henry Long, sped off, PC Harper was lassoed around his ankles by the loop of the strap. After four weeks of evidence and 12 hours, 22 minutes of deliberations, jurors acquitted all three defendants of murder. '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's crew-mate described the moment that the officer appeared to fall and slip away from view during a robbery. "I want to be angry that your job took you away from us but I know you loved it and always wanted to keep everyone safe, especially me," she said. He approved measures to provide a private room for jurors to use throughout the trial and ordered that anyone using the public gallery must provide photographic identification. 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. '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. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. On Saturday, forensics officers were seen searching a caravan site on Padworth Road around three miles away from the scene, with two vans appearing to block the entrance. Prosecutor Jonathan Polnay pointed out two CCTV cameras attached to the closed village pub, which had a Union flag flying on the front bearing the message Thank You NHS. PC Andrew Harper from the roads policing unit at Abingdon Police Station was attending a reported burglary and was killed while performing his duties. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Oh, they are stealing my quad bike, Im going out there now., The operator told him not to go out, but Mr Wallis said: I dont care, Ive got to protect that bike., The operator said officers were on their way, adding: You cant go out there if theyve got a weapon, you are going to be hurt., He responds: Theres all sorts of pieces of wood out there, they can pick up anything. I have no motivation or even daily routine - chores or cooking a meal, it just feels pointless now. [39], On 28 August, Long applied for permission to appeal against his sentence, on the basis that it was too severe. Recommended PC Andrew Harper's killer 'should be. [3] He joined Thames Valley Police's road policing unit approximately six weeks before his death,[3][5] and was based at the force's Abingdon station. You can be satisfied I am now a shadow of the person I once was. 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. [41] [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. The abandoned quad bike can be seen rolling slowly behind the police car while PC Harper pursued Jessie Cole towards the getaway car. 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. Tributes from Pc Harper's family have been left on Facebook with his grandmother, Maureen Shrimpton, writing: "Just a really horrible day. 2023 BBC. My God we will miss you. HP10 9TY. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. 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. 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