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| 'All hope had gone': grieving British mother criticises US embassy | 'All hope had gone': grieving British mother criticises US embassy |
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| The mother of a Northamptonshire teenager who died in a road crash involving a US diplomat’s wife has said she felt “all hope had gone” when she learned the woman had fled abroad. | The mother of a Northamptonshire teenager who died in a road crash involving a US diplomat’s wife has said she felt “all hope had gone” when she learned the woman had fled abroad. |
| Charlotte Charles, whose 19-year-old son, Harry was killed in August, has criticised the US embassy for refusing to lift her diplomatic immunity status. | Charlotte Charles, whose 19-year-old son, Harry was killed in August, has criticised the US embassy for refusing to lift her diplomatic immunity status. |
| The Foreign Office has sent repeated requests to the embassy in London seeking a formal waiver of the woman’s immunity but US officials have declined to cooperate. | The Foreign Office has sent repeated requests to the embassy in London seeking a formal waiver of the woman’s immunity but US officials have declined to cooperate. |
| Harry Dunn, 19, of Charlton, Banbury, died after his motorbike collided with a car close to RAF Croughton, Northamptonshire, on 27 August. | Harry Dunn, 19, of Charlton, Banbury, died after his motorbike collided with a car close to RAF Croughton, Northamptonshire, on 27 August. |
| Northamptonshire police confirmed that a 42-year-old American woman who was being treated as a suspect in their investigation had left the country. | Northamptonshire police confirmed that a 42-year-old American woman who was being treated as a suspect in their investigation had left the country. |
| Speaking to ITV News, Charles said the diplomat’s departure – despite earlier promises that she had no plans to leave – “was like all hope had gone”. | Speaking to ITV News, Charles said the diplomat’s departure – despite earlier promises that she had no plans to leave – “was like all hope had gone”. |
| She added: “It was literally a living nightmare. We were desperate to wake up in the morning and hope to God that it wasn’t true. | She added: “It was literally a living nightmare. We were desperate to wake up in the morning and hope to God that it wasn’t true. |
| US diplomat's wife leaves UK after becoming suspect in fatal road crash | US diplomat's wife leaves UK after becoming suspect in fatal road crash |
| “We’re not going to be swept under the carpet,” she added. “Harry always fought for what he believed in … we’re going to carry on that.” | “We’re not going to be swept under the carpet,” she added. “Harry always fought for what he believed in … we’re going to carry on that.” |
| Tim Dunn, Harry’s father, said it felt as if his “heart had dropped out” when he learned, a week after his son’s funeral, that the woman who was suspected of involvement in the crash had left the country | Tim Dunn, Harry’s father, said it felt as if his “heart had dropped out” when he learned, a week after his son’s funeral, that the woman who was suspected of involvement in the crash had left the country |
| Both parents are due to meet the foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, in the coming days. | Both parents are due to meet the foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, in the coming days. |
| Raab has offered his condolences to the family and said: “I have called the US ambassador to express the UK’s disappointment with their decision, and to urge the embassy to re-consider it.” | |
| A spokesperson for the US embassy has said: “We express our deepest sympathies and offer condolences to the family of the deceased in this tragic traffic accident. | A spokesperson for the US embassy has said: “We express our deepest sympathies and offer condolences to the family of the deceased in this tragic traffic accident. |
| “Any questions regarding a waiver of the immunity with regard to our diplomats and their family members overseas in a case like this receive intense attention at senior levels and are considered carefully given the global impact such decisions carry; immunity is rarely waived.” | “Any questions regarding a waiver of the immunity with regard to our diplomats and their family members overseas in a case like this receive intense attention at senior levels and are considered carefully given the global impact such decisions carry; immunity is rarely waived.” |
| Sarah Johnson, head of operations for Northamptonshire police, said: “We can confirm that a 42-year-old American woman being treated as a suspect in our investigation into a fatal road traffic collision on the B4031 Park End, Croughton, on Tuesday, 27 August, has left the country. | |
| “Northamptonshire police followed all of its usual procedures following the incident, including liaising closely with the suspect, who engaged fully with us at the time and had previously confirmed to us that she had no plans to leave the country in the near future.” | “Northamptonshire police followed all of its usual procedures following the incident, including liaising closely with the suspect, who engaged fully with us at the time and had previously confirmed to us that she had no plans to leave the country in the near future.” |
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