When he was charged with the murder of PC Harper, Long said: 'I don't give a f***,' the court heard. "To his right he saw out of the corner of his eye something moving and tumbling in the road. Long replied: "Because I accept that I killed him from what I was doing, the way I was driving. On this occasion, he said it became obvious that he was dragging the mannequin. 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. He is on trial for murder, along with Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, both 18, who were his passengers. 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. '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. 'It ended with the killing of a young police officer. "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. By 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. 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. 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. 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 28-year-old policeman had become dislodged by the time his colleague, PC Andrew Shaw, came across him "barely alive". This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. It is attached to a Seat Toledo by a strap and ridden by Cole. PC Darling described seeing 'bright red and running all the way down the centre of the road on tarmac.'. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? 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"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 Long drove at an average speed of 42.5mph, leaving a snaking trail of tyre marks, blood and clothing as he swerved across the country lane. Bowers was in the car as a passenger when PC Harper was killed. "This was a completely senseless killing of a young police officer in the line of duty.". 'We say that the defendants had gone to Privett House prepared to use serious violence amounting to really serious bodily harm, if the need arose, to effect their plan to steal the quad bike from premises which were occupied and to make good their escape. 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, 28, died from "catastrophic" injuries after he was dragged for about a mile on 15 August. 11.30pm: PC Harper's body is found by Pc Christopher Bushnell in Ufton Lane. The gang had cased the property earlier in the day and later returned masked and armed with an axe, crowbars and a length of pipe to use against anyone in their way. PC Warren Mason said he did not see any reaction in the eyes of the two. Meanwhile, the National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter, is directed to the nearby Four Houses Corner travellers' site in search of the suspects. A group of officers could be seen gathered around floral tributes reading messages to their fallen colleague. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Find out how you can get the latest news from BerkshireLive delivered straight to your inbox. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. The court heard PC Kemp saw "no lights on the car at all" and he saw something that made him think that "they had stolen a cash machine". A judge convicted the three teenagers of the manslaughter of PC Andrew Harper on July 24 2020. Each email has a link to unsubscribe. The Thames Valley police officer became caught in a strap and was dragged behind a speeding car for more than a mile as his uniform was stripped from his body, jurors in his murder trial were told, Don't miss a thing! As PC Harper tried to stop him, the officer's feet were encircled in the crane strap, and he was dragged along as Long drove off. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Asia Pacific; EMEA; Latin America; UK Solicitors; UK Bar; United States 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. Andrew Harper suffered multiple injuries. Cole is on foot behind the Seat. RIP mate, love you. 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. 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.. Today, grieving officers having been laying floral tributes at the scene where their colleague was killed. It means Long has driven at an average speed of 42.5mph, the court is told. "Earlier today we sought a 36-hour extension to their detention and this was granted at Reading Magistrates' Court. 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. ", 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.". PC Andrew Harper was newly married when he died, PC Andrew Harper with his father-in-law Simon. One witness who saw him being dragged along, Jack Whittenham, mistakenly thought he had seen an injured deer. 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. A post-mortem examination found no injuries to indicate a strike from another vehicle, jurors were told. Long, of Mortimer near Reading, Cole, of Aldermaston, and Bower, of Mortimer, all deny murder. "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. Long drove off with one of the 17-year-olds in the front seat of his Seat car and the other riding the quad bike behind, the court heard. Enter your password to log in. 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. , updated PC Andrew Harper, a rapid response officer with the forces roads and traffic command. '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. He is dragged away as Long accelerates off, jurors are told. 'You will want to ask what else can sensibly explain the manner of his driving? 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. PC Bushnell, who also saw the SEAT cross the A4, thought the car was towing a deer carcass. 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. 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. "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. 12:13 GMT 11 Mar 2020 Pc Andrew Harper, 28, died from multiple injuries after being dragged under a van on August 15. They were determined to succeed, having been thwarted once already. This has been impossible for us to get our heads around. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.. 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. It has been a very wet start to . The officer on duty with PC Harper was not physically injured but is being given emotional support, Thames Valley Police said. Centre of the road the road on tarmac. ' that we include! 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When he was charged with the murder of PC Harper, Long said: 'I don't give a f***,' the court heard. "To his right he saw out of the corner of his eye something moving and tumbling in the road. Long replied: "Because I accept that I killed him from what I was doing, the way I was driving. On this occasion, he said it became obvious that he was dragging the mannequin. 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. He is on trial for murder, along with Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, both 18, who were his passengers. 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. '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. 'It ended with the killing of a young police officer. "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. By
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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. Read about our approach to external linking. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. It is attached to a Seat Toledo by a strap and ridden by Cole. PC Darling described seeing 'bright red and running all the way down the centre of the road on tarmac.'. What happened in the Ukraine helicopter crash? 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"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 Long drove at an average speed of 42.5mph, leaving a snaking trail of tyre marks, blood and clothing as he swerved across the country lane. Bowers was in the car as a passenger when PC Harper was killed. "This was a completely senseless killing of a young police officer in the line of duty.". 'We say that the defendants had gone to Privett House prepared to use serious violence amounting to really serious bodily harm, if the need arose, to effect their plan to steal the quad bike from premises which were occupied and to make good their escape. 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, 28, died from "catastrophic" injuries after he was dragged for about a mile on 15 August. 11.30pm: PC Harper's body is found by Pc Christopher Bushnell in Ufton Lane. The gang had cased the property earlier in the day and later returned masked and armed with an axe, crowbars and a length of pipe to use against anyone in their way. PC Warren Mason said he did not see any reaction in the eyes of the two. Meanwhile, the National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter, is directed to the nearby Four Houses Corner travellers' site in search of the suspects. A group of officers could be seen gathered around floral tributes reading messages to their fallen colleague. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Find out how you can get the latest news from BerkshireLive delivered straight to your inbox. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. The court heard PC Kemp saw "no lights on the car at all" and he saw something that made him think that "they had stolen a cash machine". A judge convicted the three teenagers of the manslaughter of PC Andrew Harper on July 24 2020. Each email has a link to unsubscribe. The Thames Valley police officer became caught in a strap and was dragged behind a speeding car for more than a mile as his uniform was stripped from his body, jurors in his murder trial were told, Don't miss a thing! As PC Harper tried to stop him, the officer's feet were encircled in the crane strap, and he was dragged along as Long drove off. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Asia Pacific; EMEA; Latin America; UK Solicitors; UK Bar; United States 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. Andrew Harper suffered multiple injuries. Cole is on foot behind the Seat. RIP mate, love you. 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. 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.. Today, grieving officers having been laying floral tributes at the scene where their colleague was killed. It means Long has driven at an average speed of 42.5mph, the court is told. "Earlier today we sought a 36-hour extension to their detention and this was granted at Reading Magistrates' Court. 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. ", 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.". PC Andrew Harper was newly married when he died, PC Andrew Harper with his father-in-law Simon. One witness who saw him being dragged along, Jack Whittenham, mistakenly thought he had seen an injured deer. 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. A post-mortem examination found no injuries to indicate a strike from another vehicle, jurors were told. Long, of Mortimer near Reading, Cole, of Aldermaston, and Bower, of Mortimer, all deny murder. "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. Long drove off with one of the 17-year-olds in the front seat of his Seat car and the other riding the quad bike behind, the court heard. Enter your password to log in. 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. , updated PC Andrew Harper, a rapid response officer with the forces roads and traffic command. '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. He is dragged away as Long accelerates off, jurors are told. 'You will want to ask what else can sensibly explain the manner of his driving? 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. PC Bushnell, who also saw the SEAT cross the A4, thought the car was towing a deer carcass. 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. 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. "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. 12:13 GMT 11 Mar 2020 Pc Andrew Harper, 28, died from multiple injuries after being dragged under a van on August 15. They were determined to succeed, having been thwarted once already. This has been impossible for us to get our heads around. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.. 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. It has been a very wet start to . The officer on duty with PC Harper was not physically injured but is being given emotional support, Thames Valley Police said. Centre of the road the road on tarmac. ' that we include! 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