Timeline: Events after Harry Dunn crash death
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Harry Dunn died in hospital after his motorbike was involved in a crash outside RAF Croughton
The UK and the US have agreed to amend an "anomaly" that allowed Harry Dunn death suspect Anne Sacoolas to claim diplomatic immunity.
Mrs Sacoolas - the wife of a diplomat at RAF Croughton, Northamptonshire - was able to leave the UK thanks to the "secret agreement".
She has been accused of killing the 19-year-old in a crash near the base.
Below are the key events following Mr Dunn's death last year.
2019
27 August: Motorcyclist Mr Dunn is struck by a Volvo outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire and dies in hospital
28 August: Northamptonshire Police interview 42-year-old US Anne Sacoolas in connection with the crash.
13 September: A request to waive diplomatic immunity claimed by Mrs Sacoolas is formally rejected by the US
15 September: Mrs Sacoolas leaves the UK on a US Air Force plane, but neither the Dunn family nor Northamptonshire Police are told
4 October: Harry's parents Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn call on US President Donald Trump to waive immunity to enable Mrs Sacoolas to be extradited to the UK
7 October: Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the US should "reconsider its position" on the immunity given to Mrs Sacoolas
12 October: Anne Sacoolas breaks her silence and issues a statement through her lawyer, saying the crash left her "devastated"
14 October: Mr Dunn's family hold a press conference in New York after taking their fight for justice to the US
15 October: Mr Dunn's family announce their intention to launch a judicial review into the advice given by the Foreign Office to Northamptonshire Police over diplomatic immunity
On the same day the White House calls an "urgent" meeting with the Dunn family and they have talks with Mr Trump
They refuse to meet Mrs Sacoolas, who is in the room next door as they met Mr Trump
31 October: Northamptonshire Police confirm they had interviewed the suspect in the case in the US and were passing the file of evidence over to the CPS
20 December: The CPS charges Mrs Sacoolas with causing death by dangerous driving
2020
23 January: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo formally rejects an extradition request for Mrs Sacoolas
24 January: The Home Office says the refusal of their extradition request amounts to a "denial of justice"
11 May: The family receive an email from Northamptonshire Police saying Sacoolas is "wanted internationally" and reports of an Interpol Red Notice being issued for the suspect
12 May: The US State Department say the decision not to extradite Mrs Sacoolas is "final" despite the Interpol Red Notice
28 May: Harry's family announces intentions to bring a private prosecution against the UK foreign secretary, accusing him of misconduct in a public office and perverting the course of justice
18 June: A court application by Harry's parents for the Foreign Office to disclose evidence relating to a "secret agreement" on diplomatic immunity for Mrs Sacoolas between the UK and US governments is rejected
18 July: Harry's mother urges Mike Pompeo to "please, please discuss Harry" during his discussion with the British government
22 July: The UK and the US agree to amend an "anomaly" in a "secret agreement" that allowed Mrs Sacoolas to claim diplomatic immunity
Anne Sacoolas, pictured on her wedding day in 2003, cited diplomatic immunity after the crash outside RAF Croughton
- Published22 July 2020
