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PC’s wife Andrew Harper had a “positive” talk with the Home Secretary today to fight for tougher sentences for those who kill emergency workers.
Heartbroken Lissie Harper met with Priti Patel after launching a campaign to see that all criminals die behind bars if convicted of killing a police officer.
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The 29-year-old launched the campaign after her 28-year-old husband was dragged to death behind a car, and his killers forgave life in prison.
A petition supporting the “vital and urgent” law change now has more than 650,000 signatures.
Speaking after meeting with Home Secretary Priti Patel and Attorney General Robert Buckland, Lissie said: “I wanted to sit down with the Home Secretary and describe how it feels to look into the eyes of the people responsible for the death. from my husband, knowing that they show no remorse for their actions and know that they will be released into the world once again to return to their criminal lives. “
He said he believed the justice system was “broken”, pushing for Harper’s Law.
He added: “The least we can expect from our justice system is to ensure that the criminals who kill the emergency services workers who protect us receive substantial and adequate prison sentences.”
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After sitting down with politicians, she said she was pleased with the meeting, saying, “I am pleased to say that they promised to work with us and support us in achieving our goal of bringing justice to the families of emergency services workers and more rigid and more “. appropriate prayers for those who kill themselves.
“We know this will not happen overnight and now we await the next steps.
“We need a change. I will not allow this to be thrown into the tall grass. We need to properly protect our protectors.
“And I promise I will not shy away from the limelight to keep the pressure on those in power to make this happen.”
When asked what level of support the Home Secretary and Justice Minister offered during the 45-minute meeting, Ms. Harper said they had been “on board” to create “positive change.”
And the sources said that once the ministers have heard from Lissie, they will commission a review of the judges’ sentencing powers.
Harper’s Law would mean that a person found guilty of killing a police officer, firefighter, nurse, doctor, paramedic, or correctional officer as a direct result of a crime they have committed, would then be imprisoned for life.
In a joint statement, Home Secretary Priti Patel and Attorney General Robert Buckland said: “PC Andrew Harper was a hero whose loss has been felt across the country, but mostly by his wife, family and friends.
“We are pleased to sit down with Lissie today. She is extraordinarily courageous and her dedication to honoring the memory of her husband is commendable.”
Lissie, 29, and her husband of 28, an offer from Thames Valley Police, had been married for just four weeks when he was killed after responding to a late-night robbery in Sulhamstead, Berkshire, in August. from last year.
Last week, Henry Long, one of PC Harper’s killers, requested permission to appeal against his 16-year prison sentence.
His co-defendants, Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, both 18, have also submitted clearance requests to challenge their convictions and their 13-year prison sentences.
All three were acquitted of murder, but convicted of the misdemeanor charge of manslaughter after PC Harper was caught in a tow truck strap tied to the back of a car driven by Long, and was dragged to his death on dark country roads. .
Referring to her appeals, Lissie said: “I am not too surprised, but I am dismayed that these people, who have shown no remorse, now think it is their right to appeal. The sentences are already too lenient.
“It seems totally wrong to me, that’s why this campaign is so important.
“They just don’t see what they have done. There is no deterrent for these people. They think they can commit crimes and even take their lives and that is acceptable, but it is not and we dislike that kind of thing.” behavior “.
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The group will have to serve at least two-thirds of their sentences before being eligible for release.
Long could be released in ten years and eight months. Bowers and Cole could also be eligible for release in eight years and six months.
The prison sentences imposed on the three have already been referred to the Court of Appeal by the Attorney General for the judges to decide whether they were too lenient.
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