The body of PC Andrew Harper's was 'too damaged' for his family to see, his mum revealed in a heartbreaking victim impact statement.
Deborah Adlam spoke after her son's killers Henry Long, 19, Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, both 18, where convicted of manslaughter.
The killers have been jailed for a total of 42 years. Mrs Adlam said her "first born had been ripped" from her, adding: "I haven't been able to work for fear of breaking down, my mind just isn't in the right place, my anxiety is overpowering. "I hardly sleep...
I have no motivation or even daily routine - chores or cooking a meal, it just feels pointless now. "I have sat in the mortuary of my son's covered body, too damaged for me to see. "He will never get to be called 'daddy'
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