Raab urges Harry Dunn death crash woman to return to UK
THE FOREIGN Secretary has urged the woman allegedly responsible for the death of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn to “come back to the UK and co-operate with the criminal justice process”.
Dominic Raab’s words follow a meeting with the 19-year-old’s family, who said they had been given “hope” after a more “open and friendly” conversation on Tuesday.
Mr Raab urged 42-year-old US citizen Anne Sacoolas, who claimed diplomatic immunity after Harry’s death, to “do the right thing” if there is a charging decision by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
The teenager was killed when his motorbike crashed into a car driven by Mrs Sacoolas, the wife of a UK-based US diplomat, outside RAF Croughton on August 27.
The Foreign Secretary said: “We
are united in our determination to get justice for Harry. The Government will do everything it can.
“I also reaffirmed my commitment to conclude the review of the arrangements at RAF Croughton by the end of the year to ensure they cannot be used in this way again.
“I appeal to Anne Sacoolas herself to do the right thing. If there is a charging decision from the Crown Prosecution Service, I urge her to come back to the United Kingdom and cooperate with the criminal justice process.”
Mr Raab’s meeting with Harry’s family came after Chief Constable Nick Adderley of Northamptonshire Police apologised to the teenager’s parents after a “breakdown” in communication.
The family’s spokesman said the meeting covered a range of issues, with the two sides agreeing to “improve” communication.
He said: “One of the things that came across loud and clear for us which hadn’t before is that both Andrea Leadsom (Business Secretary and MP for Northamptonshire South) and Dominic Raab would like this lady to come back too, and that’s not something that we had heard.”