Foreign Office faces inquiry over its handling of Harry Dunn case

The household of Harry Dunn, the motorcyclist killed in a crash outdoors a US navy base within the UK, stated an inquiry into how the International Workplace (FO) dealt with the case would begin inside weeks.

The 19-year-old’s bike was hit by a automotive being pushed on the unsuitable facet of the highway by Anne Sacoolas at RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire in 2019.

She left the nation after the incident, with the US claiming she had diplomatic immunity from prosecution.

Mr Dunn’s mom Charlotte Charles has described the evaluation as a “welcome step”.

The household has repeatedly criticised the way in which the case was handled by each the US and UK governments.

Ms Charles stated: “We hope this inquiry shall be a real, impartial seek for fact, not only for our sake, however to make sure that no different household ever has to endure what we did.

“No bereaved household ought to ever be handled the way in which we had been.”

Sacoolas pleaded responsible to inflicting demise by careless driving in 2022 and was handed an eight-month suspended jail time period.

The UK authorities allowed her to depart the nation after the incident and, within the household’s view, gave inappropriate recommendation on the difficulty of immunity.

Ms Charles stated the UK authorities on the time was impolite, “brutal” and failed to have interaction with them.

Family members stated they met officers on the FO on Wednesday and had been informed an inquiry could be chaired by former chief inspector of prisons Dame Anne Owers.

It’s understood the evaluation won’t contemplate the involvement of the US authorities or any points lined in earlier courtroom hearings.

The announcement of the evaluation comes simply over per week after an independent report criticised Northamptonshire Police for his or her dealing with of the investigation.

It stated that, whereas Sacoolas was in a state of shock, she “may and will have been arrested” after the crash.

Northamptonshire Police has apologised, saying it failed “to do the perfect for the sufferer”.

The International Workplace has thus far declined to remark.