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THIS IS A CASE UPDATE. PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 5 - EPISODES 13 & 14’ FOR MORE DETAILS.
PC Andrew Harper was killed while on duty only four weeks after his wedding. The three people involved in his death were tried at the Old Bailey for murder. Following the trial, towards the end of July 2020, Henry Long, Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole were acquitted though they would each be facing time behind bars as they were either found guilty of or admitted to a charge of manslaughter. Long received 16 years with an extended licence period of 3 years. Bowers and Cole received 13 years detention in a Young Offender Institution. However, Bowers and Cole were now going to fight to have their convictions for manslaughter overturned, and all three believed their sentences were “manifestly excessive” and should be reduced.
This case update follows what happened next...
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Court documents and information from the following news organisations were referenced in this episode: THE GUARDIAN, THE TIMES, TELEGRAPH, BBC NEWS, GET READING, ITV NEWS and DAILY MAIL
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MUSIC:
Auckland by VYEN
The Three Elements by I Think I Can Help You
The Ten Names by I Think I Can Help You
Voices in My Head by Quincas Moreira
Retro Dreamscape by Twin Musicom
Human Heart by Text Me Records / Jordan Blackmon
The Bardo by I Think I Can Help You
The Hungry Ghost by I Think I Can Help You
Dark Forest by Odonis Odonis
The Guardian of The Threshold by I Think I Can Help You
Monumental Journey by Jesse Gallagher
Resolver by Amulets
Amber by VYEN
All music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
REFERENCES:
COURT DOCUMENTS
[2020] EWCA Crim 1729
DIGITAL ARTICLES
THE GUARDIAN
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2020/nov/30/pc-andrew-harper-killer-should-have-had-life-sentence-court-appeal-henry-long
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/dec/16/pc-andrew-harper-killers-sentences-unchanged-after-appeal
THE TIMES
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pc-harpers-killers-received-465-000-in-legal-aid-wx2b7kl6z
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pc-harper-killer-henry-long-challenges-16-year-sentence-cmpwcgzhg
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pc-andrew-harper-s-widow-calls-for-new-law-to-protect-emergency-workers-2jhlhzrcw
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pc-s-sacrifice-must-mean-life-for-his-killer-braverman-tells-court-67gdsmt8n
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/call-to-jail-pc-andrew-harpers-killers-for-longer-rejected-sb9tlwvgx
TELEGRAPH
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/26/pc-harpers-widow-meet-home-secretary-petition-ensure-life-sentences/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/08/26/ministers-determined-get-justice-widow-pc-andrew-harper/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/27/pc-andrew-harpers-widow-horrified-killers-465000-legal-aid/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/28/pc-andrew-harpers-killers-couldbe-granted-legal-aid-launch-appeals/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/31/pc-harpers-widow-seeks-clarify-bounds-new-law/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/09/01/lissie-harper-time-set-fixed-minimum-tariff-police-killers/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/09/02/ministers-back-pc-widows-call-new-offence-killing-emergency/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/11/02/new-life-sentence-plans-killers-police-officers-drafted-home/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/11/30/pc-harpers-killer-should-have-given-life-sentence-attorney-general/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/12/16/pc-andrew-harpers-killers-will-not-have-prison-sentences-increased/
BBC NEWS
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-53916369?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/localnews/2636442-swanbourne/0&link_location=live-reporting-story
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-53947599?intlink_from_url=&
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-53947599?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/localnews/6639624-padworth/0&link_location=live-reporting-story
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-53943391
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-53947599
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-54149385
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-54784022
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-55129444
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-55331692?at_custom3=BBC+Family+%26+Education+News&at_campaign=64&at_custom2=facebook_page&at_custom1=%5Bpost+type%5D&at_medium=custom7&at_custom4=858C71D0-3F98-11EB-B3DF-A71E933C408C
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-54302266
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-54304098
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54306029
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-54315471
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-54317347
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-54326207
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-54327256?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/localnews/10104884-selsdon/0&link_location=live-reporting-story
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-54331664?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/localnews/2651788-Cuckfield/0&link_location=live-reporting-story
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-54332277?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/localnews/9730993-Lee/0&link_location=live-reporting-story
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-54360533
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-54360535
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-54386722
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-54452256
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-54505745
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-54783564
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-54799673
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-54935429
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-55016352
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/55333265
GET READING
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/pc-andrew-harper-widow-lissie-18820914
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/pc-andrew-harper-home-secretary-18830255
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/pc-andrew-harper-third-killer-18844473
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/widow-pc-andrew-harper-criticises-18851488
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/pc-andrew-harper-piers-morgan-18858365
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/pc-andrew-harpers-widow-says-18869508
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/pc-andrew-harpers-widow-pleased-18910331
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/harpers-law-campaign-kit-malthouse-18969307
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/harpers-law-widow-andrew-harper-18982909
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/pc-andrew-harpers-law-backed-19061617
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/pc-andrew-harpers-widow-lissie-19206135
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/pc-andrew-harpers-widow-lissie-19210273
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/pc-andrew-harpers-widow-continue-19375164
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/pc-andrew-harpers-killers-manslaughter-19467147
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/pc-andrew-harpers-widow-lissie-19467431
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/pc-andrew-harpers-widow-disappointed-19467819
ITV NEWS
https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2020-08-26/lissie-harper-harpers-law-came-about-through-a-journey-of-devastation
https://www.itv.com/goodmorningbritain/articles/pc-harper-widow-lissie-harpers-law-protect-emergency-service-workers
https://www.itv.com/news/2020-09-02/lissie-harper-to-meet-with-priti-patel-over-harpers-law-campaign
https://www.itv.com/loosewomen/articles/pc-andrew-harper-widow-lissie-harpers-law-emergency-services-workers
https://www.itv.com/news/2020-11-01/lissie-harper-describes-unshakable-dedication-to-new-law-ahead-of-patel-summit
https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2020-11-30/court-of-appeal-challenge-over-pc-harpers-sentences
https://www.itv.com/news/2020-12-16/court-of-appeal-to-rule-on-pc-andrew-harper-killers-sentences
https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2020-12-16/court-of-appeal-rules-sentences-given-to-pc-andrew-harpers-killers-will-stay-the-same
DAILY MAIL
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8655433/Two-PC-Andrew-Harpers-killers-planning-write-book-crime.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8669677/PC-Harpers-mother-says-sons-killers-adding-familys-pain-planning-write-book.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8671763/465-000-legal-aid-PC-Andrew-Harpers-killers-widow-Lissie-horrified-figure.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8673913/Teenage-driver-dragged-PC-Andrew-Harper-death-launches-appeal-against-prison-sentence.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8687581/Priti-Patel-review-sentencing-killing-police-meeting-PC-Andrew-Harpers-widow.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8690845/Widow-PC-Andrew-Harper-says-Priti-Patel-Robert-Buckland-really-board-campaign.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8703219/Hero-PC-Andrew-Harpers-widow-Lissie-reveals-sleeps-ashes-bedroom.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8708637/New-law-families-police-officers-like-PC-Andrew-Harper-legally-guaranteed-support.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8812999/Police-campaign-PC-Andrew-Harpers-widow-killers-life-jail.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8870543/UK-named-legal-aid-capital-Europe.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8906821/Lissie-Harper-tells-Priti-Patel-I-won-t-law-change-campaign.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9001217/PC-Andrew-Harper-killers-face-tougher-sentences-governments-lawyer-tells-High-Court.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9036879/UKs-senior-judge-demands-end-criticism-soft-jail-sentences.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9059103/PC-Andrew-Harpers-teen-killers-NOT-jail-time-increased.html
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