"We are suing them just to make sure it's recognised. We're not in the slightest bit interested in compensation it's about proving that mum did nothing wrong. She would never take a risk. Certainly crossing a road was one of the big risks that was important to her. She knew how to cross a road."
"You ruined our family with no consequences."
Helen Holland, 81, was struck by a Metropolitan Police outrider at a pedestrian crossing on West Cromwell Road, west London, on 10 May 2023. The green man was illuminated when she crossed. PC Christopher Harrison was travelling between 44mph and 58mph in a 30mph zone while escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh. Holland died two weeks later. A jury at the Old Bailey acquitted Harrison of causing her death by careless driving after about two and a half hours of deliberation. Family members reacted angrily in court and now plan to sue the Metropolitan Police seeking recognition that Holland was not at fault rather than compensation.
Read at www.independent.co.uk
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