It is led by Radd Seiger, a lawyer and former partner with Kennedys law firm in London. The couple have assembled a formidable team in their quest to secure justice for their son. They are also hoping to meet with President Donald Trump while appointments have already been confirmed with a number of leading politicians in the country. On Monday, Charlotte and Tim Dunn will be interviewed by America's biggest television broadcasters NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN and Fox. The parents of Harry Dunn arrive in America this weekend to kick start a high-profile public relations drive which they hope will result in Anne Sacoolas returning to Britain.
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Speaking of taking their campaign to the US, Harry's family said in a statement that they 'continue to live in a nightmare' and have so far been unable to grieve after his death.Ī statement released on behalf of the family said: 'As if losing Harry was not enough, they now find themselves having to expend enormous time and energy, which they can ill afford, generating sufficient publicity to garner public support to persuade the US government to help achieve closure and return the driver Mrs Sacoolas to England to face the consequences of her actions. On Friday, the Prime Minister said America is 'absolutely ruthless' in its safeguarding of Mrs Sacoolas following the decision to grant her immunity.īoris Johnson said although President Trump was sympathetic towards Harry's family's views on the use of diplomatic immunity, the US are 'very reluctant' to allow citizens to be tried abroad.
They said they will visit both New York and Washington DC to gain support from Americans and 'put pressure on the US administration to do the right thing'. The victim's parents have also decided to take their fight to the US. It raises hopes that a major row between the US and UK governments could be avoided. It is understood to be the first contact between the two parties since Sacoolas left the UK after she was granted diplomatic immunity following the crash. He also told Sky News it was a 'positive step forward', saying: 'It's a great sign (Mrs Sacoolas' lawyer has) reached out to us and we will be engaging in embracing those discussions as openly and as positively as we always do.' 'She will continue to cooperate with the investigation,' the lawyer said. The lawyer said Mrs Sacoolas spoke with 'authorities' at the scene of the crash and met Northampton police at her home the following day. 'We have been in contact with the family's attorneys and look forward to hearing from them.' Mrs Sacoolas' lawyer said: 'Anne would like to meet with Mr Dunn's parents so that she can express her deepest sympathies and apologies for this tragic accident. It is the first contact between both parties since Mrs Sacoolas left the UK. He said: 'We have agreed to meet each other at the earliest possibility as soon as we can co-ordinate our diaries.' Radd Seiger, who is representing Mr Dunn's family, told ITV News he had spoken to Mrs Sacoolas' legal team 'very briefly' over the phone after arriving in the US on Saturday. The suspect, 42-year-old Anne Sacoolas (pictured) - who is reportedly married to a US intelligence official, was granted diplomatic immunity following the crash It comes as Mr Dunn's parents Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn said they would be flying to the US to 'put pressure on the US administration to do the right thing'. 'No loss compares to the death of a child and Anne extends her deepest sympathy to Harry Dunn's family.'
Mrs Sacoolas' legal representative Amy Jeffress, from the law firm Arnold and Porter, said tonight: 'Anne is devastated by this tragic accident. 'In these circumstances, Harry's case is now a matter for Northants police and the CPS to take forward.'
'The US have now informed us that they too consider that immunity is no longer pertinent. In the letter seen by Sky, Mr Raab says: 'The UK government's position is that immunity, and therefore any question of waiver, is no longer relevant in Mrs Sacoolas' case, because she has returned home. Police have CCTV of her driving on the wrong side of the road but she claimed diplomatic immunity, meaning detectives could not launch a criminal investigation.īut now in a letter to Harry's parents Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said she does not have this right since leaving the country. Her lawyer said tonight Sacoolas was 'devastated' by the crash. The US diplomat's wife who was involved in a crash which killed Harry Dunn, 19, does not have diplomatic immunity according to the Foreign Office.Īnne Sacoolas, 42, was driving her Volvo SUV near RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire when she crashed into the teenage motorcyclist. Harry Dunn (pictured) died when his motorbike crashed into a car outside an RAF base on August 27
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