The twin brother of a teenager killed by a US woman in a road collision on UK soil has described her diplomatic immunity as a ‘punch in the face’.

Niall Dunn, 19, said he wanted to start grieving for his brother Harry but instead has found himself embroiled in the fight to get Anne Sacoolas, 42, to finally face justice.

He told Sky News: ‘I’m not happy with how everything has happened.

‘I’ve wanted to start grieving but now it’s become so huge that I have to be involved. When we were told Anne Sacoolas had diplomatic immunity it was a punch in the face.’

He added that he felt as though his family had been repeatedly told: ‘Tough, she’s not coming back, end of story. Go away and cry at home.’

Niall had been housebound with grief since his brother’s death, but decided to speak out after witnessing his parents their worldwide campaign.

He continued: ‘It was really difficult hearing [that Mrs Sacoolas had immunity] and knowing we had nowhere left to go, nothing left to do.

‘It was swept under the carpet and that’s what really got to me. It made me angry.

‘Harry lost his life. We’ve lost everything. I want to know who decided this was OK to do this to us.’

Appealing directly to Mrs Sacoolas, who is married to alleged US spy Jonathan Sacoolas, he urged her to do the ‘right thing’.

He said: ‘Although that time’s passed you can still put an end to all of this.’

Mrs Sacoolas is believed to have been driving on the wrong side of the road when she hit Harry’s motorbike outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire on August 27.

Harry’s parents, Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn, have since met with US President Donald Trump in Washington to discuss the matter, but their quest for justice is no further forward.

Earlier this week it was confirmed that Northamptonshire Police are sending officers to the US to talk to Mrs Sacoolas.

Family spokesman Radd Seiger said: ‘The family were told the police had passed their file to the CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) yet tonight were informed that the police were travelling to the US to interview Mrs Sacoolas.

‘Those two statements appear to be contradictory on the face of it, further compounding the family’s misery.’

On Monday, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told the Commons he had commissioned a review into immunity arrangements for US personnel and their families at the RAF Croughton annex.

Mr Raab said there are ‘no barriers to justice being done’ for Harry, adding that the government believes diplomatic immunity ‘clearly ended’ for Mrs Sacoolas when she left Britain.

He added it would be for the CPS and police to decide what steps to take, telling MPs he is ‘not aware of any obstacle’ under the UK/US Extradition Treaty.

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