Tuesday, 29 October 2019

Family of UK teen killed by US official's wife is suing Trump administration

Three months ago Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a US official in the UK, killed a 19-year old named Harry Dunn when she drove her car head on into his motorbike. She fled back to the United States, and because she has diplomatic immunity, authorities in the UK are powerless to do anything about it. Dunn's family has filed a civil suit against both the Trump administration and Sacoolas.

From CBS News:

Harry's stepsister, Larna Harber, explained why the family is taking it to court, a step they hoped they would never have to take, CBS News correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports.

"In simple words: get her back on the plane to the UK. Donald Trump has the authorities to do that and I can't understand why they're not," she said. "She's a mom of three children — what example is this setting to her three children? … It just seems wrong. I don't understand why when something seems so simple to us."

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