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.. A brave young police officer was killed "in the line of duty" in "truly shocking circumstances" as he attempted to stop three teenagers from stealing a quad bike, a trial has heard. Proceedings will resume on Wednesday (June 23). 'I am not involved in this incident. "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. He denied hearing or noticing anything being dragged behind the car. The defendants deny murder but have admitted conspiracy to steal the quad bike. "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 fact that neither Long nor the other two defendants had planned for or even wanted PC Harper to become caught in the strap is neither here nor there. And as PC Harper died, that makes Long guilty of murder.'. 'We watched DVD's. PC Harper and his crew mate responded to the reported theft despite it being well beyond the end of their shift. The prosecutor said: "Then he realised that it was a human figure being dragged by the ankles. 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. 'I do not believe that I have been in a beige SEAT Toledo number plate GK53.. "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. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 'Trapped by his ankles, mercifully probably rendered unconscious from the start, so that he knew nothing about it, he was dragged by Long's driving for over a mile to his death. On Monday, the two 17-year-olds, who cannot be named due to their age, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal a quad bike. On Saturday, police and forensic teams searched a caravan and mobile home site, Four Houses Corner, about three miles from where PC Harper died. 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. 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On August 15 last year, PC Harper attended reports of a quad bike theft in Stanford Dingley, Berkshire, at about 11.17pm. Pc Andrew Harper, 26, was killed on the A4 Bath Road between Reading and Newbury last night. Long, of Mortimer, Reading, admits manslaughter and conspiracy to steal but denies murder. Relatives of PC Harper have also paid tribute on social media to the "loveliest person that you will ever meet". 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. opened the case against the three teenagers at the Old Bailey in London on Tuesday (June 23). Enter your password to log in. Henry Long was sentenced to 16 years in prison. 11.29pm: Over a minute after PC Harper's disappearance, PC Shaw - looking for his colleague - stops to recover PC Harper's stab vest, which is in two parts in the road. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Forensics officers could be seen combing the area as police widened the cordon around the scene earlier. They simply upped the ante. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Long has admitted manslaughter, which the younger boys also deny. BerkshireLive delivered straight to your inbox. 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. 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 have never been to a house yesterday looking at Quad bikes. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. PC Harper's colleagues have been laying floral tributes at the scene, with one message describing the officer as "Thames Valley's finest". 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. 'But that did not stop them or make them rethink. Three teenagers have been convicted of killing Pc Andrew Harper as they evaded arrest. 11.10pm: Long, Bowers and Cole return to Mr Wallis's house and, over 15 minutes, steal his quad bike. 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. PC Andrew Harper was killed 'in the line of. You can opt-out at any time by signing in to your account to manage your preferences. A judge cleared the three defendants of murder. ", 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.". This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. An online petition to overturn the verdicts in the killing of PC Andrew Harper has more than 200,000 signatures. 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". Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. "Pc Harper was a beautiful young soul. He was still on duty with crew mate PC Andrew Shaw at 11.17pm, and they were driving in an unmarked police BMW fitted with emergency lights. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. "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. "So proud of him. 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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. The trial continues and is due to last up to five weeks. He had just left. 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.". PC Harper, 28, was then dragged along the road for more than a mile before being found by a colleague with "utterly catastrophic" injuries. The Old Bailey heard a statement from PC Simon Pink who said he knew 28-year-old PC Harper but "from the injuries I saw I could not recognise him". You can get the latest news for Berkshire straight to your mobile or tablet when you download the free BerkshireLive app. 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. "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. Henry Long, 19, Jessie Cole, 18, and Albert Bower, 18, have been charged with the murder of PC Harper. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. "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. View our online Press Pack. 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. "Henry Long sped off, PC Harper was lassoed around his ankles by the loop of the strap. Each email has a link to unsubscribe. 'You will want to ask what else can sensibly explain the manner of his driving? 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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. Pictures show Pc Harper and his new wife Lissie celebrating their wedding at the award-winning stately venue Ardington House, a Georgian manor in Oxfordshire set in gardens and parkland. 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. 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