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| PC Andrew Harper: Hundreds attend funeral | |
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| Hundreds of people, including colleagues, are attending the funeral of a police officer who was killed on duty. | |
| Newlywed PC Andrew Harper, 28, died from multiple injuries when he was dragged under a van on a road near Sulhamstead, Berkshire, on 15 August. | Newlywed PC Andrew Harper, 28, died from multiple injuries when he was dragged under a van on a road near Sulhamstead, Berkshire, on 15 August. |
| A private funeral service for friends and family is being held at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford. | |
| Thames Valley Police Federation's chairman said PC Harper was a "hero". | |
| Paying tribute to the officer, Craig O'Leary said he "loved being a police officer". | |
| "It is our sad duty today to pay our last respects to him and support his wife Lissie, his family and his friends at his funeral," he added. | "It is our sad duty today to pay our last respects to him and support his wife Lissie, his family and his friends at his funeral," he added. |
| PC Harper's colleagues and members of the public paid their respects as the cortege processed through Oxford before the service, which began at 11:00 BST. | |
| Thames Valley Police said its flags would be flying at half-mast as a mark of respect to PC Harper. | |
| It added on Twitter: "Today is going to be a tough day for all our officers, staff and volunteers as we pay tribute to our fallen colleague." | It added on Twitter: "Today is going to be a tough day for all our officers, staff and volunteers as we pay tribute to our fallen colleague." |
| The Plain, Magdalen Bridge, High Street and St Aldate's were shut at 08:00 ahead of the funeral service. | The Plain, Magdalen Bridge, High Street and St Aldate's were shut at 08:00 ahead of the funeral service. |
| Disruption for motorists is expected to last until 12:30. | Disruption for motorists is expected to last until 12:30. |
| PC Harper, who married wife Lissie four weeks before his death, was killed on the A4 Bath Road while investigating a reported break-in. | |
| Mrs Harper said her husband, from Wallingford, Oxfordshire, was the "kindest, loveliest, most selfless person you will ever meet". | |
| Three teenagers remain in custody charged with murdering PC Harper. | Three teenagers remain in custody charged with murdering PC Harper. |
| Henry Long, 18, from Mortimer in Reading, and two 17-year-old boys, who cannot be named because of their age, are accused of murder and conspiracy to steal a quad bike. | Henry Long, 18, from Mortimer in Reading, and two 17-year-old boys, who cannot be named because of their age, are accused of murder and conspiracy to steal a quad bike. |
| Thomas King, 21, from Basingstoke, is also accused of conspiracy to steal a quad bike. | Thomas King, 21, from Basingstoke, is also accused of conspiracy to steal a quad bike. |
| Jed Foster was also accused of murder but prosecutors dropped his charges following further police investigation. | Jed Foster was also accused of murder but prosecutors dropped his charges following further police investigation. |