Harry Dunn's family has rejected his suspect's offer to carry out community service instead of facing UK prosecution

The suspect in the death of motorcyclist Harry Dunn s proposition to complete community service in the United States has been rejected by the victim’s family.

The acting lawyer for Anne Sacoolas has said her client is willing to undertake community service, as well making a financial contribution in Dunn’s memory, and meet his parents to help give them some peace.

In a BBC interview, the lawyer revealed that Sacoolas was not willing to return to the UK where she is facing charges of death by dangerous driving.

‘She has to go through the UK justice system’

Amy Jeffress, Sacoolas’s lawyer said that her client “never denied that this was her fault”, adding: “We understand that community service is a typical sentence for offences like this. In the US these cases are only prosecuted if they rise to the level of reckless driving with a degree of intent, such as drunk driving.

“We have offered ever since over a year ago that she would be willing to serve that kind of a sentence and to make a contribution in Harry’s memory, to take other steps to try to bring some peace to the family.”

In January 2020 the US rejected a Crown Prosecution Service attempt to secure Sacoolas’s extradition back to the UK to face charges. The request was also supported by the Foriegn Secretary, Dominic Raab.

Charlotte Charles, Harry’s mother, responding to Sacoolas’s offer, said: “My first impression is I made a promise to Harry that justice would be done. There are no circumstances at all that will allow me to break that promise.