GUILTY UK - Police Officer Andrew Harper killed by burglars, Berkshire, 15 August 2019

[Ellmau]

Newlyweds PC Andrew Harper and his wife looking forward to honeymoon when he was killed

10 males arrested aged from 13 to 30.
Ten arrested after death of newlywed police officer who was 'run over and dragged by car'

 

[Ellmau]

A traveller site nearby raided by police: Pictured ‘murdered’ Thames Valley cop PC Andrew Harper killed trying to stop burglary​

 

[Sarahlou]

Awful. I hope they give them severe sentences!

 

[Jealoushe]

Following. What a senseless tragedy.

 

[Tiny]

So sad. Pc Harper was due to go on his honeymoon next week and he and his wife got married a month ago. So heartbreaking for his new wife and their family and friends.

 

[astheworldfallsdown]

This is just beyond tragic. Only a month married, I'm heartbroken for his poor wife.

 

[Ellmau]

Yes, so so sad.

Chf Con Campbell revealed the males, aged between 13 and 30, were arrested at different locations within an hour of the incident.
According to the Chief Constable, PC Harper was "well known across the force" and colleagues are finding being at the scene of the killing ‘distressing’.

He said: “We are all shocked and saddened by the death of our colleague PC Andrew Harper....

Chf Con Campbell revealed Thames Valley Police is flying its flags at half mast today as a sign of respect.

PC Harper was married just weeks before his death

Incidentally, the Thames Valley Police Training Centre is at Sulhamstead.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

A4 closed as police investigate PC Andrew Harper's death

 

[imstilla.grandma]

'Murdered' newlywed cop Andrew Harper's colleague yelled 'stay with me, keep breathing' as he battled to save hero PC

 

[imstilla.grandma]

PC Andrew Harper murder: Father says 'We're absolutely devastated'

 

[Bootlace15]

Police confirm 10 arrested over murder of newlywed PC Andrew Harper are from nearby traveller site | Daily Mail Online

 

[SandyQLS]

I have a question for our Brits: the UK media usage of small case 't' for "traveller site" and "traveller caravan" - what does this mean? Are the 10 arrested just on camping holiday, or nearly homeless poor who live in caravans, or Travellers? Just wondering what you think of this reporting...

 

[Ellmau]

They mean Travellers.

 

[Ellmau]

It's a permanent site provided by the local authority where Traveller (and possibly Romany?) families live full time: West Berkshire Council - Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Assessment - Information. It was being refurbed a couple of years ago: Travellers' fury at being forced into homes as council digs up pitches Children's education "will be disrupted" by traveller site refurb

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Detectives investigating the murder of Pc Andrew Harper have been granted an extra 36 hours to question 10 suspects, including a 13-year-old boy.

The newlywed police officer, 28, died of multiple injuries after he was dragged along by a vehicle while investigating a burglary reported in the village of Bradfield Southend, Berkshire, on Thursday night.

The 10 suspects – aged between 13 and 30 – were arrested at the Four Houses Corner caravan park, near Burghfield Common, within an hour of the incident, Detective Superintendent Ailsa Kent said on Saturday.
Detectives given extra 36 hours to quiz suspects in death of Pc Andrew Harper - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Well-wishers have come together to raise over £60,000 for the family and widow of PC Andrew Harper, who was allegedly murdered on duty.

The 28-year-old died from multiple injuries after being dragged by a vehicle while attending to a reported burglary in Berkshire, at around 11.30pm on Thursday night.

As donations come in thick and fast in memory of the officer, murder investigators continue to question 10 suspects, including a 13-year-old boy.

One well-wisher on the Just Giving page , which has already achieved 81 per cent of its £75k target in just one day, said: "A true hero - Andrew - unbearably sad."

Another, who donated £40, said: "I’m so sorry for your loss, Andrew is part of our emergency services family & its rocked us to our core! Sending love & light to you all at this awful time."

The fundraiser, set up by the Thames Valley Police Federation, says: "Police officers all over Thames Valley and the rest of the UK go to work each and every day to do their duty.

"We are courageous, caring and compassionate. We confront danger on a daily basis. We know there is a risk when we put on the uniform but we do so as we are proud to protect the public.
Well-wishers raise £60k for newlywed widow of 'hero' PC Andrew Harper as murder probe continues

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Police are going to put plans in place to protect the victims of the suspected burglary PC Andrew Harper was called out to before his tragic death, according to reports.

PC Andrew Harper, 28, was dragged along by a vehicle as he attended a suspected burglary near Sulhamstead, a village near Reading and Newbury in Berkshire, on Thursday night.

Police are now reportedly concerned for the safety and well-being of the suspected burglary victims who called 999.

Plans are to be put in place to make sure they are not intimidated or threatened, reports claim.
Police 'protect burglary victims who called 999' before brave PC was killed

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Hero ‘murdered’ cop Andrew Harper once saved a woman from drowning on Fiji holiday as she says ‘I’ll always remember him’

 

[nohopehere]

And now all of them will spend just some years in jail....maybe some of them will get life in prison but, just for instance, the 13 y.o. lowlife will only spend 4/5 years in some "cushy" place for minors...
What a wonderful criminal justice system Great Britain has...

 

[Sarahlou]

And now all of them will spend just some years in jail....maybe some of them will get life in prison but, just for instance, the 13 y.o. lowlife will only spend 4/5 years in some "cushy" place for minors...
What a wonderful criminal justice system Great Britain has...

Well we don't actually know what part the 13 year old played in it yet. Let's see if he gets charged first