Police chief considers joining legal action over PC Harper killers' early release
This is something I certainly would consider."After campaigning by PC Harper's wife Lissie following his death, parliament passed "Harper's Law", which gives mandatory life sentences to the killers of emergency services workers. It doubles the maximum penalty from 12 months to two years for those who assault police or other emergency workers. But the new rules - introduced in 2022 - did not apply in the sentencing of the police officer's killers, and so do not prevent them from being released early.
- ▪This is something I certainly would consider."After campaigning by PC Harper's wife Lissie following his death, parliament passed "Harper's Law", which gives mandatory life sentences to the killers of emergency services workers.
- ▪It doubles the maximum penalty from 12 months to two years for those who assault police or other emergency workers.
- ▪But the new rules - introduced in 2022 - did not apply in the sentencing of the police officer's killers, and so do not prevent them from being released early.
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Police chief considers joining legal action over PC Harper killers' early releaseImage source, PA MediaImage caption, Police officer Andrew Harper suffered fatal injuries while on duty in 2019ByAdam GoldsmithPublished8 minutes agoThe chief constable of Thames Valley Police says he will consider joining legal action to block the release of two of PC Andrew Harper's killers.Chief Constable Jason Hogg told the BBC he was in discussion with the Police Federation over the matter, adding public opinion on their potential release was "overwhelming".PC Harper, who served with Thames Valley, was killed in 2019 when he was dragged by a car down a country road as three teenagers fled the scene of a quad bike theft in Berkshire.
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