PC Harper, 28, was then dragged along the road for more than a mile before being found by a colleague with "utterly catastrophic" injuries. A teenager has pleaded guilty to killing a newly-wed police officer but has denied murder. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. 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. "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. 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. 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No. 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. "There will always be a part of my heart missing now. He told the court: "PC Harper was killed in truly shocking circumstances. But PC Harper and his colleagues came across the gang driving towards them on narrow Admoor Lane. 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. 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"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. The trial continues and is due to last up to five weeks. Chef, Sarah and Harry.". PC Harper's parents and his widow Lissie Harper were among those attending the court on Tuesday. He was dragged for more than a mile of winding country road with his uniform gradually stripped from his body. He was given the same sentence as Bowers, 13 years behind bars. One described him as "Thames Valley's finest" while another tribute read: "A shockingly sad day. '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. His grandmother Maureen Shrimpton wrote: "Just a really horrible day. The police cordon has been extended by around 100 metres as around 10 white-suited forensics officers conduct a sweep of the area. PC Harpers body was completely naked apart from his socks when discovered by the officers horrified colleagues. An online petition to overturn the verdicts in the killing of PC Andrew Harper has more than 200,000 signatures. 12:13 GMT 11 Mar 2020 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. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Follow updates from the PC Andrew Harper trial. 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. On March 4, 2022, I caused to be served the following: ` `a. He is dragged away as Long accelerates off, jurors are told. Police are currently focusing their inquiries on one vehicle, understood to be a Seat. 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.'. The 17-year-olds admit conspiracy to steal but deny murder. It was a decision that was to cost Andrew Harper his life.". PC Harper died on August 15 after . 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. 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The defendants deny murder but have admitted conspiracy to steal the quad bike. 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. Mr Long has previously admitted manslaughter and conspiracy to steal a quad bike. Ten males aged between 13 and 30 have been. 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!