Wives of two police officers who died in line of duty in Scotland call for change to law
The widows of two police officers who died in the line of duty are joining forces to call for a change to the law in Scotland.
Harper's Law will mean that anyone who kills an emergency worker while committing an offence will face a life sentence.Image source,The pair met through Care of Police Survivors , a charity co-founded by Ms Fulton in the wake of her husband's death, which helps the bereaved families of police officers."When she started this campaign, all of the wives in COPS were right behind her. She has done an amazing job in such a short time and we are really proud of her.
PC Fulton, 28, died in the Gorbals area of Glasgow in June 1994 as he tried to arrest Philip McFadden.Any change in the law would not have affected her husband's killer as he was a schizophrenic and found not guilty of the murder on the grounds that he was mentally ill at the time of the killing.Ms Fulton, who was awarded an MBE for her work with COPS in 2008, said she was proud that her husband's death had resulted in positive action.
He became tangled in a strap attached to the back of the car as he tried to apprehend three teenagers were suspected of stealing a quad bike.Ms Harper told theshe was surprised Harper's Law had not already been adopted in Scotland. "Taking of a police officer's life is one of the most serious crimes that society can deal with, and if that doesn't merit some kind of mandatory sentence then I don't know what does.
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