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| Harry Dunn: Parents hoping to rebuild their lives after guilty plea | Harry Dunn: Parents hoping to rebuild their lives after guilty plea |
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| Harry Dunn died following a collision outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire in 2019 | Harry Dunn died following a collision outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire in 2019 |
| The parents of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn have said they hope they can start to rebuild their lives after US citizen Anne Sacoolas admitted causing his death. | The parents of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn have said they hope they can start to rebuild their lives after US citizen Anne Sacoolas admitted causing his death. |
| Mr Dunn, 19, died following a crash outside a US military base in Northamptonshire in August 2019. | Mr Dunn, 19, died following a crash outside a US military base in Northamptonshire in August 2019. |
| Anne Sacoolas, 45, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey, via videolink, to causing his death by careless driving. | Anne Sacoolas, 45, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey, via videolink, to causing his death by careless driving. |
| His mother Charlotte Charles said they had "suppressed and buried" the pain. | His mother Charlotte Charles said they had "suppressed and buried" the pain. |
| On 27 August 2019, Sacoolas turned out of RAF Croughton and drove on the wrong side of the road for more than 20 seconds. | |
| She hit Mr Dunn, who was riding his motorbike on the correct side of the road. | She hit Mr Dunn, who was riding his motorbike on the correct side of the road. |
| Sacoolas had diplomatic immunity asserted on her behalf by the US administration following the crash and left the UK 19 days later. | Sacoolas had diplomatic immunity asserted on her behalf by the US administration following the crash and left the UK 19 days later. |
| She was charged with causing his death but an extradition request was rejected by the US government a month later, causing a diplomatic row between the two countries. | She was charged with causing his death but an extradition request was rejected by the US government a month later, causing a diplomatic row between the two countries. |
| Anne Sacoolas, pictured here in 2020, appeared at the Old Bailey via videolink | Anne Sacoolas, pictured here in 2020, appeared at the Old Bailey via videolink |
| Her guilty plea in court on Thursday marked the end of the family's three-year wait for justice. | Her guilty plea in court on Thursday marked the end of the family's three-year wait for justice. |
| "We've got a lot of therapy to go through," Ms Charles told BBC Breakfast. | "We've got a lot of therapy to go through," Ms Charles told BBC Breakfast. |
| "It's going to be a while before we really understand the depths of the mental health issues. | "It's going to be a while before we really understand the depths of the mental health issues. |
| "You live with the pain every minute of every day that we have suppressed and buried... for over three years now. | "You live with the pain every minute of every day that we have suppressed and buried... for over three years now. |
| "You get to a point where you cope and you manage - beyond that you then start to learn to just function." | "You get to a point where you cope and you manage - beyond that you then start to learn to just function." |
| Harry Dunn's father Tim Dunn (left) and mother Charlotte Charles (centre), with her husband Bruce Charles (right) spoke outside court on Thursday | Harry Dunn's father Tim Dunn (left) and mother Charlotte Charles (centre), with her husband Bruce Charles (right) spoke outside court on Thursday |
| She described that as a "coping mechanism", adding: "But you don't live." | She described that as a "coping mechanism", adding: "But you don't live." |
| "We've got to find a way with a lot of help in trying to move forward now and trying to rebuild," she said. | "We've got to find a way with a lot of help in trying to move forward now and trying to rebuild," she said. |
| "That starts with the horrific task of letting that hurt rise to the surface." | "That starts with the horrific task of letting that hurt rise to the surface." |
| Harry's father, Tim Dunn, said: "It's not going to be great." | Harry's father, Tim Dunn, said: "It's not going to be great." |
| He said the support of their families and those backing their campaign for justice had helped them through. | He said the support of their families and those backing their campaign for justice had helped them through. |
| "The support we've had... it makes me cry sometimes. We couldn't have done it without the support and help of everybody." | "The support we've had... it makes me cry sometimes. We couldn't have done it without the support and help of everybody." |
| Sacoolas is expected to be sentenced at the end of November. | Sacoolas is expected to be sentenced at the end of November. |
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