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| PC Andrew Harper: Killed PC 'died of multiple injuries' | PC Andrew Harper: Killed PC 'died of multiple injuries' |
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| Detectives investigating the death of a police officer have said he died of "multiple injuries", as they were given more time to question 10 suspects. | Detectives investigating the death of a police officer have said he died of "multiple injuries", as they were given more time to question 10 suspects. |
| PC Andrew Harper, 28, was responding to a burglary report on Thursday in Berkshire when he was dragged along a road by a vehicle. | PC Andrew Harper, 28, was responding to a burglary report on Thursday in Berkshire when he was dragged along a road by a vehicle. |
| Ten males aged between 13 and 30 have been arrested on suspicion of murder. | Ten males aged between 13 and 30 have been arrested on suspicion of murder. |
| Thames Valley Police said on Saturday it had been granted an extra 36 hours to question the suspects. | Thames Valley Police said on Saturday it had been granted an extra 36 hours to question the suspects. |
| PC Harper, who got married four weeks ago, was killed on the A4 Bath Road in the village of Sulhamstead. | |
| Det Supt Ailsa Kent told a press conference: "A post-mortem was carried out on Andrew's body and the cause of death has been recorded as multiple injuries. | Det Supt Ailsa Kent told a press conference: "A post-mortem was carried out on Andrew's body and the cause of death has been recorded as multiple injuries. |
| "The cause of death is consistent with our current belief that Andrew was caught between a vehicle and the road and then dragged for a distance." | "The cause of death is consistent with our current belief that Andrew was caught between a vehicle and the road and then dragged for a distance." |
| She said the 10 boys and men had been arrested at council-run caravan and mobile home site Four Houses Corner, about three miles from where PC Harper died, and remain in custody. | |
| Officers are carrying out house to house inquiries, reviewing CCTV footage, interviewing witnesses and conducting forensic examinations, Det Supt Kent added. | |
| Forensics officers in white overalls could be seen combing the area as police widened the cordon around the scene earlier. | |
| Thames Valley Police Chief Constable John Campbell said the death of PC Harper had left the entire force "shocked and saddened". | |
| Mr Campbell said the officer was a "highly regarded, popular member of the team" and his death was a "significant loss" to the force and also to his colleagues and friends. | |
| PC Harper, who became a regular officer in 2011 after joining as a special constable a year earlier, was killed at the crossroads of Ufton Lane and Lambdens Hill. | |
| He had attended the reported break-in at about 23:30 BST with a fellow officer. | |
| The officer on duty with PC Harper was not physically injured but is being given emotional support, Thames Valley Police said. | |
| Mr Campbell said PC Harper was a "highly regarded, popular member of the team", with "an incredible personality". | |
| Thames Valley's Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber, said he had received messages from members of the public PC Harper had helped. | |
| A domestic violence victim told him the officer had given her the confidence to come forward about her abusive partner. | |
| "He was clearly a man who, in his short time, touched many lives," Mr Barber added. | |
| Relatives of PC Harper have also paid tributes on social media to the "loveliest person that you will ever meet". | |
| Maureen Shrimpton wrote: "Just a really horrible day. Our grandson Andrew was killed last night while doing his police work. | |
| "So proud of him. Our love goes to his lovely wife, mum and dad, brother and all of his family and friends." |