'No apology from PC three years after my son's death'

"He inactive exists successful my dreams and successful my thoughts, and that won't change", said Jens Hölscher, aft visiting his lad Arthur's sedate to people 3 years since helium died.

Arthur Hölscher-Ermert, 27, was deed by a constabulary patrol car successful Peacehaven, and Mr Holscher says it's disgraceful that he's received nary apology from the serviceman who was driving the vehicle.

Sussex PC Christopher Corker, 40, was accused of causing decease by unsafe driving, but charges were dropped by the CPS, and helium was not convicted of the offence.

He declined to remark erstwhile approached by the BBC via Sussex Police Federation.

Mr Hölscher wants to spot PC Corker dismissed from the force.

"At slightest it would beryllium immoderate benignant of compensation", said Mr Hölscher, up of a forthcoming gross misconduct hearing.

PC Corker, of Worthing, successful West Sussex, was alleged to person knocked down and killed Mr Hölscher-Ermert, a pedestrian, connected 30 April 2022.

He pleaded not blameworthy to causing decease by unsafe driving and causing decease by careless oregon inconsiderate driving, and was owed to look trial.

However the prosecution said that successful airy of adept reports determination was nary longer a realistic imaginable of conviction.

The tribunal was told that the defendant's actions successful steering connected to the incorrect broadside of the roadworthy would person avoided a collision had the deceased not changed direction.

'Very disturbing'

Mr Hölscher said he's received nary apology oregon connection of immoderate benignant from Sussex Police oregon PC Corker.

"There was perfectly thing which I find perfectly disgraceful", helium said.

"It wouldn't alteration the facts if helium would apologise but astatine slightest it would beryllium a gesture.

"An apology would possibly trim the level of choler I feel."

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said PC Corker, and different serviceman who was successful the car astatine the clip of the clang some look gross misconduct hearings for imaginable breaches of the constabulary standards of nonrecreational behaviour, astatine a day yet to beryllium set.

"The officers and Mr Hölscher-Ermert's household are being kept updated," a connection added.

Also, nary day has been acceptable for the inquest into Arthur's death.

Mr Hölscher said: "At slightest you privation to person the inquest oregon the misconduct proceeding arsenic an implicit minimum, but adjacent that is delayed and delayed, and that is precise disturbing."

He added that he's been treated for a bosom information which his doc has told him was caused by the trauma and ongoing accent of the ordeal.

In a connection Sussex Police said: "We connection our sincere condolences to Mr Hölscher-Ermert's household and friends.

"We await further absorption from the IOPC and it would beryllium inappropriate to remark further portion these proceedings are ongoing."

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