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West Midlands Police Federation

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Federation support for Harper's Law campaign

16 September 2020

PC Andrew Harper’s widow, Lissie, has launched a campaign for ‘Harper’s Law’ to ensure those convicted of killing police officers and other emergency service workers face life in prison.

Lissie, working with the Police Federation of England and Wales, has called for a change to the law in meetings with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Priti Patel and is urging the public and politicians to get behind her campaign.

Lissie said: “I pledge to my late husband to never stop until I have made the difference that this country clearly needs. I vow to stand strong and firm with so many other honourable people in our country to make the changes that we clearly know to be justified.

"I hope that by creating a new ‘Harper’s Law’ - that sees any person who commits a crime that results in the death of an emergency worker being jailed for life - that those who have to go through what I have been through in the future get the justice that they rightly deserve.”

Newly-married Thames Valley Police officer Andrew was killed on 15 August last year by Henry Long, Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole. The trio were convicted of manslaughter in July but cleared of murder.

Long has been jailed for 16 years and Bowers and Cole for 13 years. The Attorney General is currently reviewing their sentences to see if they were too lenient.

John Apter, national chair of the Police Federation, has given his backing to Lissie’s campaign.

He said: “We fully support Lissie and her campaign to seek a change in the law. Andrew was brutally killed, leaving his wife, loved ones, colleagues and the nation devastated.

“The killing of a police officer should see those responsible face the rest of their lives in prison. This campaign would be Andrew’s legacy and we will continue to support Lissie in her efforts to seek justice and change the law for the greater good.”

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