Three teenagers due to go on trial over death of Pc Andrew Harper

Pc Harper was killed while responding to a burglary in August
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Three teenagers are due to go on trial over the death of Pc Andrew Harper.

The 28-year-old newly-wed had been responding to a suspected burglary when the incident took place near the village of Sulhamstead in West Berkshire.

Henry Long, 18, from Mortimer, Reading, and two 17-year-old boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, are all charged with murder, manslaughter and conspiracy to steal a quad bike.

Pc Andrew Harper had recently married his longtime girlfriend Lissie.  
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One of the 17-year-olds has denied all the charges while the third has, to date, entered not guilty pleas to manslaughter and conspiracy to steal.

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Thomas King, 21, from Basingstoke, has pleaded guilty to plotting to steal a quad bike before Harper’s death.

The case, at the Old Bailey, is expected to last for up to six weeks.

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