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Harry Dunn’s family ‘disgusted’ at ‘oafish’ Donald Trump’s ‘throwaway’ line of ‘it happens’ over son’s death as President rejects pleas to send diplomat’s wife back
THE furious mum of a Brit teen killed in a hit-and-run today blasted "oafish" Donald Trump's "disgusting" refusal to hand the suspect back to the UK.
Harry Dunn's distraught mum Charlotte slammed the US President's "throwaway" remark of "it happens" after her son, 19, was killed when a diplomat's wife 'drove on the wrong side of the road'.
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Trump had tried to defend suspect Anne Sacoolas, saying British roads are "confusing" - and said she would not be sent back to Britain to face justice.
Police believe the 42-year-old American had left US intelligence hub RAF Croughton, Northants, when her Volvo drove onto the wrong side of the road and allegedly smashed into the teenager's motorbike on August 27.
She initially spoke with police but later claimed diplomatic immunity and fled the UK.
Despite Trump saying he wouldn't make her return to face Brit cops, he last night agreed to speak with Ms Sacoolas so that "there can be some healing".
But speaking this morning, Harry's grieving mum Charlotte Charles said it was "insulting" and that she was "disgusted" by his "oafish" comments.
She told Sky News: "With Donald Trump saying yesterday that every driver has driven on the wrong side of the road at some point - perhaps they have.
"But not every driver has travelled the distance that Anne Sacoolas did and taken the life of a 19-year-old who was completely and utterly innocent.
"So to us, although it's a personal issue for us, it is more of a unique case than just having accidentally driven on the wrong side of the road.
"I'm not very happy about those throw-away comments."
While Mr Trump had suggested Americans would support Ms Sacoolas being stripped of diplomatic immunity, his briefing notes were seen during the press conference, reading: "(If raised) Note, as Secretary Pompeo told Foreign Secretary Raab, that the spouse of the US Government employee will not return to the United Kingdom."
When you get used to driving on our system and then you're all of a sudden in the other system when you're driving, it happens
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And grieving mum Charlotte blasted: "I don't see the point in Boris Johnson talking to President Trump, or President Trump even taking a call from Boris Johnson.
"If he'd already made his decision that if it were to be asked and if it were to be raised, the answer was already going to be no."
She added: "He must know exactly where she is. He must know where she, the kids, the husband are - whether they are being hidden or they've just run away - one way or another he must know exactly where they are.
"I would obviously urge him to still put her on the plane to come back, face our justice system here, face us, talk to us, everything we have been saying for the past five days."
Speaking at the White House overnight, Mr Trump said he would speak to the suspect "shortly" and "see what we can come up with to do some healing" after the "terrible accident".
He said: "You have two wonderful parents who lost their son and the woman was driving on the wrong side of the road.
"And that can happen. You know those are the opposite roads - that happens.
"I won't say it ever happened to me but it did.
"When you get used to driving on our system and then you're all of a sudden in the other system when you're driving, it happens, you have to be careful very careful."
'ANGRY AND FRUSTRATED'
Radd Seiger, the spokesman for the Dunn family today: "Trump's comments are an attempted justification for what Anne Sacoolas did.
"They are insensitive, clumsy, oafish and insulting. We are horrified by his words and this has just brought more pain to the Dunn family.
"Trump has just inflamed the situation. He's caused more hurt and made the matter worse.
"His choice of words is appalling."
And he said the parents had been left "perplexed, confused, angry" after meeting with Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab yesterday afternoon to discuss the case.
While he described the meeting as "cold" and strange" he stressed the parents had a "fiery determination" to carry on fighting for justice for their son, which could include a visit to the US.
Mum Charlotte also described the meeting as "patronising" and said their lawyers' attempts to talk had been "shut down".
It comes as Ms Sacoolas is set to be charged over the crash death of teen Harry as Northamptonshire Police confirmed they had passed a file on to the CPS.
Police and Crime Commissioner Steve Mold said: “I would expect something back within 48 hours.
“This may or may not kick-start extradition proceedings — but this is quite an unprecedented situation.”
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Mum-of-three Ms Sacoolas - whose husband Jonathan works as a spy - was spoken to the day after the crash but police's application to waive her diplomatic immunity was rejected.
She then fled back to the US.
A crowdfunding page to support the family had already passed its £10,000 target on Tuesday night.
Donald Trump vows to 'speak' to US diplomat wife and said he understands the anger from Harry Dunn's family
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