"To his right he saw out of the corner of his eye something moving and tumbling in the road. PC Katherine Darling responding to the radio call for assistance and PC Paul South, both described seeing blood trails on the road. Ten males aged between 13 and 30 have been arrested on suspicion of murder. PC Harpers ankles got caught in a tow rope attached to the suspects' getaway car. Long, of Mortimer near Reading, Cole, of Aldermaston, and Bower, of Mortimer, all deny murder. The 28-year-old was killed when he was dragged behind a car. He remembered saying the word "body" out loud but did not know whether this was transmitted.". At the time, Andrew's widow expressed her. 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Asia Pacific; EMEA; Latin America; UK Solicitors; UK Bar; United States 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'. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. My cousin Shelby Smith and my other cousin. '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 had just left his vehicle when he was struck by a car at a country crossroads, close to Sulhamstead and the A4 Bath Road between Reading and Newbury. Jurors were told that the quad bike theft had been a "carefully planned" criminal enterprise. PC Harper, 28, was then dragged along the road for more than a mile before being found by a colleague with "utterly catastrophic" injuries. Relatives described the day as a "dream wedding". 11.17pm: Mr Wallis makes a 999 call to report a theft in progress. It is attached to a Seat Toledo by a strap and ridden by Cole. "The circumstances as to how Andrew came to be out of his vehicle and then caught under the suspect vehicle is unknown. 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. I went bed I think around 10.30pm. 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. Read our, {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}. Henry Long, 19, Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, both 18, hugged each other to the sound of their cheering families as the verdict of not guilty to murder was read out in court. "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.". The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. , updated Prosecutor Brian Altman QC said the 28-year-old officer was found completely naked, save for his boots and socks. He attended a suspected burglary with a colleague at 11.30pm on Thursday, August 15, 2019. 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. Long, of Mortimer, Reading, admits manslaughter and conspiracy to steal but denies murder. 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. The three defendants were arrested later at a nearby travellers' site. 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. An officer is heard to say 'these people have already injured one of our officers' as he suggested they get there as quickly as possible. The officer was "barely alive" but died at the scene a short time later. ", Pc Harper's father told Sky News the family is "absolutely devastated and in a bad place.". 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 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. Mr Altman said the vehicle came straight at him very quickly, forcing him to veer to the left as it passed, narrowly missing him. 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". Henry Long was sentenced to 16 years in prison. One of them, PC Andrew Kemp, described coming across his fellow officer's body - which by then had been stripped naked - in Ufton Lane. Today, grieving officers having been laying floral tributes at the scene where their colleague was killed. 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'". An officer has shared the moment he made the "gruesome discovery" of PC Andrew Harper who was lying gravely injured in a country lane. PC Harper ran behind to intercept him, Mr Altman said: "Illuminated by the rear lights of the police car, as well as by the pulsating blue and white emergency lights, [the youth] could not failed to have seen Pc Harper, who was within feet of him and to have realised he was a police officer in full uniform.". Prosecutor Brian Altman QC told the court: 'In his opinion, PC Harper's lower legs became entangled in a rope attached to the Seat car causing him to fall violently to the ground in an unprotected manner, sustaining a head injury which would likely have resulted in deep unconsciousness.'. 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. "So proud of him. The re-trial over Pc Andrew Harper's death began on Tuesday after being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic Read about our approach to external linking. "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. PC Andrew Harper was killed 'in the line of. Police investigating the murder of Pc Andrew Harper, 28, say he died of multiple of injuries. 'It ended with the killing of a young police officer. Pc Andrew Harper, 28, died from multiple injuries after being dragged under a van on August 15. The defendants are arrested in the early hours. I have never been to a house yesterday looking at Quad bikes. An examination of the officer's Mitsubishi Outlander later showed no evidence it had made any contact to PC Harper's body. I am over the age of eighteen years and am `not a party to the above-captioned action. 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. 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. 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. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Officers are carrying out house-to-house inquiries, reviewing CCTV footage, interviewing witnesses and conducting forensic examinations, Det Supt Kent added. The defendants deny murder but have admitted conspiracy to steal the quad bike. He recalled both being very quiet and calm and neither appeared particularly shocked or surprised by what was being said.'. PC Harper almost reaches the car and Cole but runs into the loop of the strapping trailing from the boot. Cole unhitched the bike and dived through a passenger window to escape the hero cop who had got out of the unmarked BMW police car. Sign up for exclusive newsletters, comment on stories, enter competitions and attend events. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Earlier, PC Christopher Bushnell had seen PC Harper's body 'tumbling in the road', jurors heard. It has been a very wet start to . Find out how you can get the latest news from BerkshireLive delivered straight to your inbox. He had just left his vehicle when he was struck by a car at a country. James Wood For Mailonline, Two teenagers, both 17, who are accused of murdering PC Andrew Harper, 28, admit plot to steal quad bike before officer was run over and killed during burglary call-out, PC Andrew Harper's widow hears how 'his police uniform was shredded off as he was dragged to death by his ankles for more than a mile by car going 42mph after he tried to stop quad bike theft', PC Andrew Harper's widow walks out of court as murder jury see footage of her husband's colleague following trail of blood leading to his body, Bungling helicopter pilot blows over stadium roof injuring eight, Shamima Begum never considered turning back during journey to ISIS, BBC Breakfast celebrates forty years of hilarious bloopers, Royal Family will find it 'impossible' to compromise with Sussexes, Ken Bruce will be joining the Greatest Hits Radio family in April, As it happened: UK Government blocks Scotland's new gender law, Russian pro-war fanatic warns Britain could be 'wiped off the map', Extinction Rebellion douse the Home Office building in black paint, Motorists slowly drive down snowy hill in treacherous conditions, Russian marksman flees Ukraine to reunite with wife before being shot, Harrowing moment woman begs father not to kill himself, Kamala opts out of kneeling with Biden for Warriors photo op. 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 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. 'The drag on the road and the noise created by its movement were significant. '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. 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. He now admits he was the getaway driver but had no idea the officer was snared behind the car in the sling. 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. The jury were also shown footage of the moment PC Harper and PC Shaw intercepted the trio in the moments before the former became entangled in the strapping. This has been impossible for us to get our heads around. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. This account already exists. 'I was with my auntie Sammi Jo and her husband Sammy Smith. He was pictured smirking and laughing along with his friends when they arrived at court. Andrew Harper, 28, suffered "utterly catastrophic" injuries as he was dragged to his death in Berkshire last August, a court has heard. You can opt-out at any time by signing in to your account to manage your preferences. 'At the same time, he heard on the radio a message from his colleague PC Christopher Bushnell, the other dog unit, who had driven ahead of him, that there was a "body from the car" or "thrown from the car". 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 Andrew Harper, a rapid response officer with the forces roads and traffic command. 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