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 Andrew Harper, 26, was killed on the A4 Bath Road between Reading and Newbury last night. 20-year-old man charged with murder of PC Andrew Harper, Artist impression of Henry Long (L) Albert Bowers (C) and Jessie Cole (R) at the Old Bailey, PC Andrew Shaw was working with PC Harper on the night, The tragic incident took place on a country lane. On this occasion, he said it became obvious that he was dragging the mannequin. He added: 'He had sustained utterly catastrophic injuries.'. Officers are carrying out house-to-house inquiries, reviewing CCTV footage, interviewing witnesses and conducting forensic examinations, Det Supt Kent added. When he was charged with the murder of PC Harper, Long said: 'I don't give a f***,' the court heard. PC Harper and his crew mate responded to the reported theft despite it being well beyond the end of their shift. PC Harper was dragged for about a mile and after he became detached from the vehicle in a country lane near Sulhamstead, Berkshire, several officers tried to save him. A retrial gets under way. Each email has a link to unsubscribe. Enter your password to log in. "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.". 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. One witness who saw him being dragged along, Jack Whittenham, mistakenly thought he had seen an injured deer. Cole was also a passenger in the car at the time. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. A police officer called to the aftermath of the death of PC Andrew Harper saw his body tumbling in the road, a court has heard. Mr Altman said: 'For the fourth part of the reconstruction, a mannequin of a similar weight to PC Harper, wearing police uniform and equipment, was attached via a strap tied to the nearside boot hinge, and dragged along the route using the same Seat. 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) Henry Long, 18, and two 17-year-old boys have denied murder but admitted conspiracy to steal a quad bike. "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. Long, of Mortimer, Reading, also admits manslaughter. The defendants are arrested in the early hours. Opening the case, prosecutor Brian Altman QC told the jury: "Andrew Harper, a serving police constable of Thames Valley Police, was killed in truly shocking circumstances. tell the story j far better v , than words . He denied hearing or noticing anything being dragged behind the car. 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A teenager has pleaded guilty to killing a newly-wed police officer but has denied murder. "We are shocked and saddened by the death of our colleague". 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. "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.". 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Mr Hall concluded that at times Long had steered vigorously from side to side in an attempt to dislodge 'whatever the driver perceived was being dragged by the car', the court 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. "PC Harper was left as you can imagine with the most appalling of injuries, from which he died there on the road. 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. "He saw the whole body striking the kerb on the other side of the road.". 'During the night-time sortie, we know the brake and rear side lights had been deliberately disabled to effect an escape in the dark along unlit country lanes. He told them to shut up and put music on. PC Darling described seeing 'bright red and running all the way down the centre of the road on tarmac.'. A brave man protecting us all and just doing his job.". THE teenagers who killed PC Andrew Harper were seen smirking and laughing at court. 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. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Henry Long, 19, had previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter, Albert Bowers, 18, was found guilty of manslaughter, Jessie Cole, 18, was also convicted of manslaughter, PC Andrew Harper died just four weeks after his wedding day, He fell beneath the vehicle and was dragged, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). I am over the age of eighteen years and am `not a party to the above-captioned action. "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. "But he did not see what his car had struck. A great cop, a great man, a great friend. Long pleaded guilty to PC Harper's manslaughter not because it was "the right thing to do" but because of "overwhelming evidence", he explained. '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. "His injuries were simply not survivable, and he could not be saved. 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. 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 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". I certainly have never been in it yesterday but there are numerous cars on the site.'. Henry Long, 18, is on trial for his murder. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. It will be obvious to you all that none of the defendants could possibly have intended that that should happen. The other officer was not physically injured but is being provided with emotional support, a Thames Valley spokesman said. 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. 'You will want to ask what else can sensibly explain the manner of his driving? Here, Daily Star Sport analyses Erik ten Hag's performance, Man Utd's Antony appears to call Bruno Fernandes 'motherf****r' in furious on-pitch row, Bruno Fernandes could not hide his frustration at Antony after his Manchester United teammate misplaced a pass which caused them to have a fiery exchange midway through their fixture with Crystal Palace, CHICAGO LIAR! Defence barrister Rossano Scamardella QC said: "You pleaded guilty to manslaughter - why? 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. Meanwhile, the National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter, is directed to the nearby Four Houses Corner travellers' site in search of the suspects. Long also admits manslaughter. "To his right he saw out of the corner of his eye something moving and tumbling in the road. Read about our approach to external linking. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. PC Andrew Harper had such 'horrific' and 'catastrophic' injuries on the night of his death that his colleague did not recognise him, a court has heard. 'We watched DVD's. 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 Andrew Harper, 28, died from multiple injuries after being dragged under a van on August 15. Henry Long was sentenced to 16 years in prison. 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. Another read: "Such a shocking, mindless, horrific act of brutality. Mr Laidlaw described the moment PC Harper was found to the jury: "It was PC Kemp, one of the two dog handlers, who was the first to attend to the figure who had come loose from the strapping in Ufton Lane. Cole runs past the police car, pursued by PC Harper, and dives through the Seat passenger window, the Old Bailey is told. 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"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. 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. On August 15 last year, PC Harper attended reports of a quad bike theft in Stanford Dingley, Berkshire, at about 11.17pm. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? 4.50pm: Henry Long, Albert Bowers, Jessie Cole and a fourth man, Thomas King, who is not a defendant in the trial, arrive at the home of Peter Wallis in Bradfield Southend, Berkshire, to steal his 10,000 quad bike. A domestic violence victim told him the officer had given her the confidence to come forward about her abusive partner. "PC Harper was completely naked at that point, save for his boots and socks. On March 4, 2022, I caused to be served the following: ` `a. "The circumstances as to how Andrew came to be out of his vehicle and then caught under the suspect vehicle is unknown. Henry Long, 19, Jessie Cole, 18, and Albert Bower, 18, have been charged with the murder of PC Harper. On Saturday, police and forensic teams searched a caravan and mobile home site, Four Houses Corner, about three miles from where PC Harper died. PC Harper almost reaches the car and Cole but runs into the loop of the strapping trailing from the boot. 'To his right he saw out of the corner of his eye something moving and tumbling in the road. 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PC Harpers ankles got caught in a tow rope attached to the suspects' getaway car. The prosecutor said: "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. We come together as a brotherhood at times like this and hopefully your family can take some comfort from that love and support.". 'They gathered together at the Four Houses Corner travellers' site before setting off to execute their plan. Mr Long, the car's driver, and two 17-year-olds deny murder. "The cause of death is consistent with our current belief that Andrew was caught between a vehicle and the road and then dragged for a distance. View our online Press Pack. Karanka has previously shown a preference to naming a settled side, an approach which could lead to the same Birmingham XI this weekend. The court heard how the three defendants had earlier stolen a valuable quad bike from a property in the area, before being intercepted by PC Harper and his colleague PC Andrew Shaw. PC Katherine Darling responding to the radio call for assistance and PC Paul South, both described seeing blood trails on the road. Three teenagers have been convicted of killing Pc Andrew Harper as they evaded arrest. 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. 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. The offender managed to escape with cash and cigarettes. One was goonies, fast and furious. 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. I have never been to a house yesterday looking at Quad bikes. 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 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. The 2021-22 college basketball season is going to provide us with unique freshman talent, a re-emergence of blueblood powerhouses, the best parade of big men the sport's seen in a decade, a Gonzaga team that's good enough to finish what last year's group couldn't, the send-off season of Mike Krzyzewski, the first FULL season of games in two years, a stream of surprises and another 200-or-so . When Long was arrested after repeatedly lying to police in a series of interviews. Pc Harper, 28, eventually became disentangled but died from his injuries in the road. Meanwhile, Long heads towards Ufton Court but gets stuck behind a wedding coach and turns back, forcing PC Bushnell to take evasive action to avoid a head-on collision, the court is told. `I am employed as a Senior Case Manager by Epiq Corporate Restructuring, LLC, located at `777 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10017. "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. 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. PC Harper, who became a regular officer in 2011 after joining as a special constable a year earlier, had attended the reported break-in at about 23:30 BST with a fellow officer. 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.. Police woke me up. According to Long, the passengers were shouting to "go this way, go that way, slow down.". Today, grieving officers having been laying floral tributes at the scene where their colleague was killed. 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. 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Prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw QC said: "PC Harper was killed in truly shocking circumstances. 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. Mr Laidlaw said: "He was barely alive, and PC Harper died soon after where he lay, in Ufton Lane, in the company of fellow officers who had tried desperately to save him.". He fell beneath the vehicle and was draggeda considerable distance, entangled with a tow rope. One of them, PC Andrew Kemp, described coming across his fellow officer's body - which by then had been stripped naked - in Ufton Lane. 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. ", 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.". Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. 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. PC Bushnell, who also saw the SEAT cross the A4, thought the car was towing a deer carcass. He was driving a car at "breakneck speed" which swung PC Andrew Harper "like a pendulum" along a country lane on August 15, 2019. Mr Laidlaw said: "Going beyond the call of duty, as it were, would cost Andrew Harper his life.". "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. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? "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. The Old Bailey has heard that Harper. Jurors were told that the quad bike theft had been a "carefully planned" criminal enterprise. 'So, we say all the defendants are guilty, not just of conspiracy to steal, which as you know they have all accepted, but also of murder. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. They all admit conspiring to steal the quadbike and Long has admitted to the manslaughter of PC Harper, which the younger boys deny. One witness in the area at the time described a rope coming from the boot of the Seat attached to what appeared to be "the bloodied carcass of a deer", the court heard. 'I was with my auntie Sammi Jo and her husband Sammy Smith. PC Harper, who got married four weeks ago, was killed on the A4 Bath Road. A police officer who was dragged behind a car sustained such severe injuries one of his colleagues "could not recognise him", a court has heard. "He was barely alive and PC Harper died soon after where he lay in Ufton Lane in the company of fellow officers who had tried desperately to save him.". You can opt-out at any time by signing in to your account to manage your preferences. He had sustained utterly catastrophic injuries. Mr Kemp said: '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.
The newly married police officer, 28, suffered. 'This had all been very carefully planned and thought through. However, recent additions Yan Valery, Rekeem Harper and Sam Cosgrove are all pushing for their first starts for Blues.. Defender Marc Roberts remains absent as he serves the second of his two-match suspension.. Tom Ince is pushing for his full debut for Luton . 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. Chef, Sarah and Harry.". Sign up to the Daily Star's newsletter. 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. The number plates were taped over during the first sortie to avoid identification of the car and ultimately them. 'Whether you accept that proposition will be a matter for you to decide on the totality of the evidence.'. Sign up for exclusive newsletters, comment on stories, enter competitions and attend events. Eight seconds later, Long mounts the verge as he drives around the police car. As he turned into Ufton Lane, he noticed some "ratchet straps" on the ground and a body which "appeared to be tumbling". This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. The 17-year-olds admit conspiracy to steal but deny murder. PC Andrew Harper: Prosecutors explain circumstances of death. Read about our approach to external linking. The court heard the defendants had made off with the expensive Honda quad bike, secured to their Seat Toledo getaway car by a tow rope tied around its handlebars, but came face-to-face with the police on Admoor Lane. "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. 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. He added that the officer "only married four weeks ago". The victim had to undergo multiple surgeries because of the injuries, KHOU-TV reports. PC Harper got out of the car to apprehend Cole, who disconnected the tow rope from the quad bike and dived into the Seat, which had manoeuvred around the police car to escape, jurors heard. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. Read our, {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}. The Driver. PC Andrew Harper, a rapid response officer with the force's roads and traffic command. He is dragged away as Long accelerates off, jurors are told. Two teenagers, who cannot be named for legal reasons, also stand accused of murder and all three have already admitted conspiracy to steal a quad bike in relation to the incident. 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. Long was arrested at the Fendt Diamond caravan site along with one of the 17-year-olds. Andrew Harper suffered multiple injuries. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. '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. He had just left his vehicle when he was struck by a car at a country. "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. Something went wrong, please try again later. Forensics officers could be seen combing the area as police widened the cordon around the scene earlier. '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.'. Ten. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 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. PC Andrew Harper, 28, died from "catastrophic" injuries after he was dragged for about a mile on 15 August. You can sign up to receive push notifications, which means you'll always be the first to know what's happening in the area. 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. Thames Valley Police said on Saturday it had been granted an extra 36 hours to question the suspects. The 28-year-old was killed when he was dragged behind a car. He later plead guilty to manslaughter, although the charge was for 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. 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. 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.". Henry Long, 18, of Mortimer, Reading, and two 17-year-old boys deny murder. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. "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. The three defendants were later arrested at a traveller caravan site before a police investigation concluded that it was the three defendants involved in the theft and subsequent death of PC Harper that night. 10:09 GMT 12 Mar 2020. Thames Valley PC Andrew Harper was "swung from side to side like a pendulum" and "died totally naked" after he was dragged down a country lane behind a speeding car, the Old Bailey heard this morning. 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. He was declared dead by paramedics at the scene. Long has admitted the manslaughter of the Thames Valley Police officer, but has denied intending to kill him. PC Andrew Harper was killed in Berkshire on Thursday, Police officers have been at a caravan site near to the scene where PC Harper was killed, Tributes to PC Harper have been laid at the scene, One message described PC Harper as "Thames Valley's finest", PC Harper got married to his fiance Lissie just four weeks ago. ` `2. Jurors were told they had been trying to escape police, having been caught in the act of stealing the bike from Bradfield Southend at 11.17pm. "The car left it late to brake at the junction and then pulled out in front of him, causing him to slam on his brakes," Mr Altman explained. 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. I went bed I think around 10.30pm. 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. 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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 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.". Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. '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. 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 . '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. Several members of PC Harper's family were in court as the prosecution case opened. 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. "He was clearly a man who, in his short time, touched many lives," Mr Barber added. 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