By Press Association 2021
Lissie Harper, the widow of Pc Andrew Harper
The widow of Pc Andrew Harper has said she is “not going to stop” with her campaign to get the law changed in his name, saying it is needed “now more than ever”.
Lissie Harper wants to see the introduction of Harper’s Law – a mandatory life sentence for those who kill emergency workers due to a criminal act.
Appearing on ITV’s Good Morning Britain (GMB), Mrs Harper said she hoped Home Secretary Priti Patel would “continue to show her support” for the campaign when she speaks at the Police Federation of England and Wales conference later on Wednesday.
Jessie Cole, 18, (pictured) one of the teenagers convicted of the manslaughter of PC Andrew Harper, yesterday admitted to stealing a quad bike only hours earlier
One of the teenagers convicted of the manslaughter of PC Andrew Harper today admitted to stealing a quad bike only hours earlier.
On the night of August 14, 2019, Jessie Cole, 18, broke into a padlocked garage and stole a child-sized vehicle as well as other high-value items, The Sun report.
Hours later, alongside Henry Long, 19, and Albert bowers, 18, he stole a second quad bike before PC Andrew Harper was killed after being dragged along the road trying to stop them.