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Teenagers guilty of killing PC Andrew Harper
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-53526636Three teenagers have been convicted of the manslaughter of PC Andrew Harper, who died after being dragged along a road by a car.
PC Harper suffered catastrophic fatal injuries when his ankles got caught in a strap trailing behind a vehicle driven by Henry Long in August 2019.
Long, 19, had earlier admitted manslaughter but was cleared of murder.
Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole, both 18, were cleared of murder but found guilty at the Old Bailey of manslaughter.
Speaking outside court, PC Harper's widow Lissie said she would feel "heart-wrenching pain" for the rest of her life over the "brutal and senseless killing".
She said she was "immensely disappointed" by the manslaughter verdicts and had been left "utterly shocked and appalled".
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