Harry Dunn’s family release Christmas snap of dead son aged three

The family of tragic teenager Harry Dunn have released one of their most treasured photographs of their son, seen holding a Christmas present when he was aged three.

The touching picture of Harry proudly clutching his new Super Car Power Machine, with a pile of unopened gifts behind him, comes as his parents today made a plea for donations in order to launch a campaign in the US calling for the suspect’s extradition over his death. 

Charlotte Charles, 44, and Tim Dunn, 50, have led a high-profile campaign for justice after Anne Sacoolas returned to America after the car she was driving collided with their 19-year-old son’s motorbike on August 27. 

Since then, they have received more than £112,000 from members of the public which they have used to fight various legal battles.

After the Crown Prosecution Service charged 42-year-old US citizen Sacoolas with causing death by dangerous driving on Friday, the teenager’s family have said donations are now ‘more important than ever’.

The family of tragic teenager Harry Dunn have released one of their most treasured photographs of their son, seen holding a Christmas present when he was aged three. It shows him proudly clutching his new Super Car Power Machine – and comes as his parents made a plea for donations in order to launch a campaign in the US calling for the suspect’s extradition over his death

Harry was killed when his motorbike was involved in a head-on collision with a car outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire on August 27

After the Crown Prosecution Service charged 42-year-old US citizen Anne Sacoolas with causing death by dangerous driving on Friday, the teenager’s family have said donations are now ‘more important than ever’. (Above, from left: Harry’s mother Charlotte Charles, stepfather Bruce Charles, family spokesman Radd Seiger, father Tim Dunn and stepmother Tracey Dunn)

Family spokesman Radd Seiger said they would now ‘take the message to all our American friends… who we believe do not stand shoulder to shoulder with their government who are harbouring Anne Sacoolas’. 

Harry was killed when his motorbike crashed into a car outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire on August 27.

Sacoolas claimed diplomatic immunity following the collision and was able to return to her home country.

Speaking on behalf of the family, Mr Seiger said: ‘To all our friends and supporters, on behalf of Harry’s family, thank you again for all you have done for us and for your kind donations.

Anne Sacoolas is seen here leaving her house in a car in Virginia, December 15. She claimed diplomatic immunity following the collision and was able to return to her home country

The Dunns’ family spokesman Radd Seiger said they would now ‘take the message to all our American friends… who we believe do not stand shoulder to shoulder with their government who are harbouring Anne Sacoolas [pictured]’

‘As you will have seen, Anne Sacoolas was charged with causing death by dangerous driving on Friday and extradition proceedings are now commencing.

‘Anne Sacoolas is innocent until proven guilty and we must all respect her absolute right to a fair trial when she comes back.’

Outlining the importance of donations to the family’s cause, Mr Seiger said: ‘However, this is a call for everyone to please continue to donate to the Go Fund Me campaign and for those who have yet to do so to please contribute to the cause.

Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn, seen above on This Morning in October. Speaking on behalf of the family, Mr Seiger said: ‘To all our friends and supporters, on behalf of Harry’s family, thank you again for all you have done for us and for your kind donations’

Charlotte Charles, 44, broke down as she found out Anne Sacoolas had been charged on December 20

Tim Dunn, 50, was also overcome with emotion when heard the news that Sacoolas is to be charged with causing death by dangerous driving

‘It is more important now than ever that you do.

‘The very rule of law is at stake and Team Harry are now launching a campaign in the USA itself to have Anne Sacoolas extradited to the UK and to take the message to all our American friends and cousins who we believe do not stand shoulder to shoulder with their government who are harbouring Anne Sacoolas.’

The family have urged anyone wishing to donate to their cause to contribute via the crowdfunding page on Go Fund Me.

Legal battle that lies ahead after US suspect Anne Sacoolas is charged

Here is the potential legal battle ahead, as Anne Sacoolas is charged with causing death by dangerous driving by the Crown Prosecution Service. 

What is the extradition process?

Extradition between the US and the UK is governed by the Extradition Act 2003 and by a treaty signed by both countries.

Once a charge has been made, a CPS prosecutor goes before a magistrates’ court to give an overview of the case.

Extradition requests prepared by the CPS are sent by the Home Office to the requested state, in this case the US, through the diplomatic route.

If the extradition request is executed it goes before a US court, where a judge needs to be satisfied there is ‘probable cause’ to suspect that Sacoolas is guilty of the offence, according to the treaty.

Can Sacoolas be extradited?

An extradition request sent by the UK is received by the US State Department via the British Embassy, where a lawyer looks at the request and decides whether it conforms to the ‘dual-criminality’ treaty.

Dual-criminality means that no-one can be extradited by either country unless the alleged offence is a crime in both countries, and carries a prison sentence of at least a year.

Causing death by dangerous driving, under the Road Traffic Act 1988, carries a maximum sentence of 14 years, although the maximum sentence is reserved for rare cases where blame is exceptionally high, according to the Sentencing Council.

The US may reject the request for extradition, arguing that Sacoolas is still entitled to diplomatic immunity.

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