‘ Harper’s Law’ wins support of police chief

ONE of Britain’s most senior police officers has backed the campaign for life sentences for those who kill emergency services workers.

Chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council Martin Hewitt met with Lissie Harper, the widow of PC Andrew Harper, on Monday to discuss the plans.

Referring to the recent murder of Metropolitan Police officer Matt Ratana, he said: “Officers and staff deserve the full protection of the criminal justice system and I support Lissie in driving the consideration on how best this can be achieved.”

PC Harper, 28, died when he was dragged behind a car in Berkshire.

The driver, Henry Long, 19, and two passengers were cleared of murder and were instead jailed for manslaughter.