The US Driver Who Killed Harry Dunn Won't Be at the Sentence
Anne Sacoolas' videolink appearance in court, according to Harry Dunn's family, is a "cowardly act" and an "active interference" with the UK's criminal justice system.
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| Harry Dunn's father, Tim Dunn, left, and mother Charlotte Charles, second from right |
Harry Dunn's family is "horrified" that the US government informed the American driver who murdered him that she did not need to travel back to the UK for her punishment.
According to Radd Seiger, a representative for the family, his parents think that by telling Anne Sacoolas that she can appear by video link before the Old Bailey on Thursday, the US government is "actively interfering in our criminal justice system."
Sacoolas, a US government employee, killed Mr. Dunn, 19, three years ago while driving on the wrong side of the road.
Since Mrs. Sacoolas's guilty plea on October 20, "Harry's family have been absolutely kept in the dark" about what would happen at the hearing on Thursday, according to Mr. Seiger.
The news that the US government is now actively meddling in our criminal justice system horrifies us.
They continue to treat Harry's parents in a terrible way that is nothing short of brutal, and it has a negative impact on their mental health.
He claimed that while his parents would understand if she had a "legitimate cause" to miss the event, "on the surface, it appears that this is nothing short of a cowardly act on the side of an oppressor."
To learn the government's intentions and to request an urgent meeting with James Cleverly, the foreign secretary.
As he rode his motorcycle close to RAF Croughton, an American military and intelligence installation in Northamptonshire, Mr. Dunn was slain by Sacoolas in August 2019.
Former spy Sacoolas departed the nation 19 days after the US administration claimed she was protected by diplomatic immunity.
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| Anne Sacoolas and Harry Dunn |
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| Sacoolas has appeared at hearings via videolink |
Since then, Tim Dunn and Charlotte Charles, the parents of Mr. Dunn, have fought for her extradition to the UK so she can stand trial.
The judge ordered her to go back to Britain to face justice after she admitted guilt in October to causing his death through negligent driving.
Sacoolas participated in both prior hearings by videolink from her attorney's Washington, DC, office.
We've gotten in touch with her agents and the US State Department for comments.
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