The family of great-grandmother Helen Holland, who died after being hit by a police motorbike, say the not-guilty verdict given to the officer who struck her sends a clear message that officers are “above the law” – and are now demanding changes to the way police escorts operate.
Helen, 81, was hit as she crossed on a green pedestrian signal in Earl’s Court, London, on May 10, 2023, by a motorcycle escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh. She died in hospital two weeks later.
Last Thursday, after two hours of deliberation, a jury at the Old Bailey acquitted PC Christopher Harrison, 68, of causing death by careless driving.
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