PC Andrew Harper’s widow writes emotional letter to Boris Johnson demanding retrial after teens cleared of murder
In an open letter posted on Facebook, Mrs Harper wrote to, Home Secretary Priti Patel and Lord Blunkett urging them and others "to right such a despicable wrong for our country".
Not only was this the second of two trials as the first one eventually had to be cancelled due to Covid-19, but it was also an utter injustice. Not only were the three remorseless men found Not-guilty by a possibly influenced jury of 11, but the way in which the trial was conducted, the suspected interference with the jury and the manner in which the defendants behaved was a total disregard for any legal justice system.
On top of this following the first trial it was suspected that there could be jury interference and was therefore necessary for the jury to be given special protection by the police after detectives had intel to suggest that family of the defendants were making plans to intimidate them. This alone in our eyes should be enough grounds for a retrial.
These are the reasons that leave the entire country shocked and mystified as to how this could have possibly been a trial of honest and equitable decision.The horrific details of the way in which my husband was killed need no repetition, once heard leave a devastating imprint on the minds of anyone who hears them.
I will keep fighting on behalf of Andrew, the future that was stolen from us and also the victims who find themselves in this unjustly situation in the future.
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