The parents of Harry Dunn said that they had “spoken for him” after giving evidence during a damages claim against their son’s alleged killer within the US.
The 19-year-old died near RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire in August 2019, when a car driven by suspect Anne Sacoolas hit his motorbike.
She later left the country, claiming exemption .
His mother, Charlotte Charles, said: “We stood up and spoke for him as he cannot represent himself now.”
Harry Dunn
image captionMr Dunn died in hospital after his motorbike was involved during a crash outside RAF Croughton
Mrs Sacoolas’s car struck Harry Dunn’s motorbike moments after she left the RAF base where her husband worked for a US intelligence .
The 43-year-old was charged with causing the teenager’s death by dangerous driving after her departure from the united kingdom , but an extradition request was rejected by the US State Department in January last year.
Mrs Charles and Tim Dunn faced lawyers working on behalf of Mrs Sacoolas and gave legal testimony under oath during their depositions after flying bent Washington DC.
Harry Dunn’s parents
image captionCharlotte Charles and Tim Dunn, the oldsters of Harry Dunn, have flown bent the US for the hearing
Mrs Sacoolas must also give legal testimony by the top of August as a part of the civil claim brought against her and her husband Jonathan.
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The depositions are a part of a process within the Dunn family’s claim, during which relevant documentation are going to be handed over before an attempt at the top of the year.
Alexandria District Court within the US state of Virginia heard the couple’s intelligence work was a “factor” in their departure from the united kingdom – with the Sacoolases leaving for “security reasons”.
Justice for Harry banner
image captionA banner that says Justice 4 Harry has been placed near the doorway of RAF Croughton
Harry Dunn’s mother said: “We can’t enter the detail of what happened in the least but we were required to return bent the USA to try to to the depositions face to face which is simply what we’ve done.
“Although it’s been an arduous day and a difficult trip, right smack within the middle of the pandemic, the truth is that it’s easy for us to return to the States and for us to speak about our son Harry and therefore the impact his loss has had on all folks .
“We are enduring life, not living it, but we’ll do everything in our power to urge justice for our boy and for ourselves.
“He deserves that. We deserve that, and that we won’t stop until we’ve achieved justice in both the civil and criminal cases.”
media captionHow the death of teenager Harry Dunn became a diplomatic struggle between the united kingdom and US
Mr Dunn’s father said Harry was “going to go away an enormous legacy behind him with everything our campaign has achieved”.
“This trip couldn’t have gone any better and that i feel we’ve taken another giant step towards getting justice within the civil claim,” he said.
“We know the trail is now clear within the criminal case too and that i want to appeal on behalf of my family to the authorities in both London and Washington to try to to everything within their power to assist alleviate our suffering a touch and speed up the method of justice within the criminal case.”
