‘Vital clue’ to newlywed PC Andrew Harper’s ‘murder’ found by cops examining burning car at travellers’ site
PC Andrew Harper was dragged to death by a getaway van of burglars who stole a quad bike from a £800,000 country house, according to reports.Cops on the grounds of a country house near the village of Stanford Dingley in BerksAn officer by a boarded up door at the house, where a robbery is believed to have been attempted on the night of PC Harper's deathCredit: SWNS:South West News Serviceall came from the same traveller site.
Cops now have until early tomorrow to quiz the suspects, after they were yesterday granted an extra 36 hours.Locals told how the site — home to around 21 caravans — was a trouble hotspot. According to the watchdog, so-called “blue on blue” deaths are exempt from mandatory referral and investigation.The father of the murdered PC, Philip Harper, revealed yesterday that the family are “absolutely devastated and in a bad place”.She wrote: "Forever my brother. A hero until the end. The best friend ever."
Thames Valley Police Federation have already raised more than £60,000 for PC Harper's family through twoDonations of more than £14,000 have also flooded a page set up by PC Harper, who had pledged to undertake an endurance race for a children's cancer charity.At a press conference Det Supt Kent said: “A post-mortem was carried out on Andrew’s body yesterday and the cause of death has been recorded as multiple injuries.
I’m sure I speak on behalf of the country to say we stand with them, and the policing family, and will offer every support. She said: “While responding, the officers located a vehicle that was suspected to be involved in the burglary.
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