politics
Huge U-turn as PC Andrew Harper’s killers will not be released early from jail
Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers might not be released from prison according to reports (Image: Thames Valley Police/PA Wire)
TL;DR
- Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, killers of PC Andrew Harper, will reportedly be excluded from the early release scheme.
- This exclusion is due to amendments to secondary legislation concerning "unlawful act" manslaughter.
- The early release scheme, intended to reduce prison overcrowding, allows prisoners to be released after serving 40% of their sentence.
- PC Harper was killed in 2019 when he became entangled in a strap attached to a car fleeing the scene of a quad bike theft.
- The government has stated their thoughts are with PC Harper's family and friends and share the anger from the police community.
- Harper's Law mandates life sentences for those convicted of killing an emergency worker during a crime.