Harry Dunn’s family ‘can bring claim for damages against Anne Sacoolas in US’

A civil claim for damages against Harry Dunn’s alleged killer Anne Sacoolas can go ahead in the US due to her “refusal” to return to the UK to stand trial, an American judge has ruled.

Ms Sacoolas applied to dismiss the case on the grounds that it should be heard in the UK, despite her legal team admitting she would not agree to face trial there due to a “concern” she would not “receive fair treatment”.

The 43-year-old travelled back to the US in August 2019 after the State Department asserted diplomatic immunity on her behalf following a crash which killed Harry outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire.

She was then charged with causing the teenager's death by dangerous driving but an extradition request was rejected by the Trump administration in January last year.