THE family of Harry Dunn have said they were “incredibly reassured” by a meeting with the Home Secretary Priti Patel as her department considers extraditing the US suspect charged with causing the teenager’s death by dangerous driving.
Patel sat down with Harry’s father Tim Dunn yesterday, just days after the Crown Prosecution Service said it had authorised Northamptonshire Police to charge US citizen Anne Sacoolas. Harry’s mother Charlotte Charles did not attend the meeting.
Dunn family spokesman Radd Seiger said: “We feel incredibly reassured that this whole saga will be dealt with under the rule of law.
“You hear from some of the most senior politicians in this country that this will be dealt with under the rule of law, absolutely you go to bed feeling reassured.”
Harry, 19, died in outside RAF Croughton in August when his motorbike collided with a car allegedly driven by Sacoolas on the wrong side of the road.
Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom, the Dunn family’s local MP, said: “Our hearts go out to them. It’s the deepest, deepest tragedy for the Dunn family and nothing will ever bring Harry back.”
“They seemed to be quite reassured that Priti has set out what the next steps are and I do think that will be able to give them a little bit of relief temporarily while that process continues. I’ve assured Harry’s family I will do everything I can to get justice for Harry.”
Speaking after the meeting, Patel said she was “very grateful” to the family for meeting her during such a difficult and traumatic time.
She added: “It was a nice opportunity to hear from them, obviously about what they have been experiencing, what they have been going through, and to reassure them at what has been a very difficult and traumatic time for them.”
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