The family of Harry Dunn’s three-year wait for criminal proceedings is finally due to end as the case of their son’s alleged killer is set to be heard at a UK court for the first time.
US citizen Anne Sacoolas is accused of causing his death by dangerous driving following a collision outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire in August 2019.
Harry, 19, who lived near Banbury, was killed while riding his motorcycle.
The 45-year-old is expected to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court via video-link from the US today (Thursday).
The Crown Prosecution Service initially announced a hearing had been scheduled for January 18, but the date was vacated to “enable ongoing discussions”.
READ ALSO: Scales of Justice - results from Oxford Magistrates Court
On Monday, the CPS confirmed to the PA news agency that the case was scheduled to be heard on Thursday.
The defendant had diplomatic immunity asserted on her behalf by the US government following the collision outside the US military base, and was able to leave the UK 19 days after the incident.
A decision was reached to charge Sacoolas with causing Mr Dunn’s death by dangerous driving in December 2019.
The Dunn family told PA they would not be commenting on the case until the conclusion of criminal proceedings.
Both Mr Dunn’s mother Charlotte Charles and father Tim Dunn are expected to attend, along with his twin brother Niall and other members of the extended family.
A message from our Editor
Thank you for reading this story and supporting the Oxford Mail.
If you like what we do please consider getting a subscription for the Oxford Mail and in return we’ll give you unrestricted access with less adverts across our website from the latest news, investigations, features, and sport.
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tik Tok for more.
You can also join the conversation in our Facebook groups: stay ahead of traffic alerts here, keep up to date with the latest from court here, share your favourite memories of Oxford here, get your daily dose of celebrity news here and take some time out with news that will make you smile.
If you’ve got a story for our reporters, send us your news here. You can also list an event for free here.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel