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The series of events that led to the "gruesome discovery" of PC Andrew Harper lying injured on a country lane has been played out to a court.

Homeowner Peter Wallis called 999 to report a group stealing his quad bike in Stanford Dingley, Berkshire, at 11.17pm on 15 August last year.

The Old Bailey was told how Mr Wallis confronted the thieves earlier in the day and was at home when they returned after dark, in gloves and masks.

Mr Wallis told the Thames Valley Police operator: "I've got four masked men outside my house and they've got weapons.

"They came round earlier and now they're at my property in Stanford Dingley."

He added that they had "hand-held things" and were "all masked" during the call that was played out in court, in which he asked the operator to send someone round to his house.

When he told the operator he was going outside to stop the thieves, he was told not to - but Mr Wallis continued to refuse.

The operator told him officers were on their way, saying: "You can't go out there if they've got a weapon, you are going to be hurt."

He responds: "There's all sorts of pieces of wood out there, they can pick up anything. But they're not taking my damn bike."

After a pause, he adds: "F*** me they've already taken it."

Despite their shift ending, PC Harper and his colleague PC Andrew Shaw responded to Mr Wallis's report.

However, as PC Harper attempted to apprehend one of the suspects, his ankle became caught on a tow rope attached to their car, and he was dragged to his death.

The jury was shown footage of the incident, recorded on a camera attached to the officers' unmarked police car.

PC Shaw, giving evidence, described the moment that his crew-mate appeared to fall over and disappeared from view, saying it was like a water-skier.

"Feet whipped forward and you land on your back - that's how Harps fell," PC Shaw said.

"I thought maybe he slipped on something. I just knew he was in trouble."

He added that he set off in his car to find PC Harper, and came across his stab vest further up the road. He then learned that another officer reported a "body in the road" close to the A4.

Prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw QC said: "What then follows, you leave the car and had the gruesome discovery that body is your colleague.

"You obviously did your best to attend to PC Harper. It's clear he has a catastrophic series of injuries and there's nothing that can be done for him."

PC Shaw replied quietly: "No."

Witness Jack Whittenham, who was driving on the same road at the time, described seeing the body of PC Harper being dragged along the road and hitting the curb, before becoming detached from the vehicle.

In a statement read in court, he said: "For a very brief second I thought the body had been a deer... I quickly realised it was a person. It looked like a rag doll."

The driver of the car, Henry Long, 19, and passengers Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, both 18, from near Reading, have all admitted conspiracy to steal the quad bike, but have denied the murder of PC Harper.

Long has admitted to manslaughter and denies trying to harm PC Harper.

The trial continues.