Friend of the killers of PC Andrew Harper starts bid for compensation from the police - after he was wrongly accused of the murder
- Jed Foster, 21, has begun legal action against Thames Valley Police
- He is claiming unlawful arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution
- Mr Foster spent a month in custody after being charged with PC Andrew Harper's murder
A 21-year-old wrongly accused of murdering PC Andrew Harper is seeking compensation from the police.
Jed Foster spent a month in custody last summer after being arrested and charged with Harper's murder in August.
After new evidence was found, proceedings against him were dropped and the 21-year-old has now begun legal action against Thames Valley police.
He is claiming unlawful arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution, according to The Sunday Times.
Henry Long, Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole were convicted of the police officer's manslaughter after the police officer was dragged to his death behind their car.
Jed Foster, 21, has begun legal action against Thames Valley police claiming unlawful arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution
PC Harper, 28, had tried to stop the thieves stealing a quad bike and his ankles were lassoed by the trailing loading strap as the teenagers tried to escape in Sulhamstead, Berkshire, in August last year.
For more than a mile he was towed helplessly behind the Seat Toledo by his feet as the car reached speeds of up to 60mph with driver Long, 19, swerving violently to try and release the stricken officer.
Mr Foster told the BBC: 'Newspapers targeted me and my family even though I had not been convicted. They acted as though I was guilty.'
He added that he was told he 'should be hanged or hang himself' and he was targeted with abuse because of his family's traveller heritage.
While Mr Foster was in police custody last year, then 20, his family and lawyer continually denied his involvement.
Mr Foster spent a month in custody last summer after being arrested and charged with PC Andrew Harper's (pictured) murder in August
The charges were dropped after a further investigation discovered Mr Foster's phone had not been at the scene of the quad-bike theft or the area where Pc Harper was killed, according to the Oxford Mail.
Thames Valley police told The Sunday Times it had been notified of the claim by Foster's solicitors.
They added: 'It would be inappropriate to make any further comment at this stage.'
Prosecutors at the Old Bailey said on September 19 last year that there was no longer a realistic prospect of conviction and moved to end the case against Mr Foster, from Pingewood near Burghfield.
Chief Crown Prosecutor Jaswant Narwal said: 'The CPS has discontinued the case against Mr Foster in relation to the ongoing investigation into PC Harper’s death in Berkshire.
'The CPS has now reviewed a full file of evidence from the police and concluded that there is not a realistic prospect of conviction.
'The decision to charge Mr Foster was taken on the threshold test which is applied when a full file of evidence is not available.'
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