Passenger in hit-and-run death of Calgary police officer released on day parole

A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter for his role in the death of a Calgary police officer will be released to a halfway house after being granted day parole.

A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter for his role in the death of a Calgary police officer will be released to a halfway house after being granted day parole.

Amir Abdulrahman, 22, was sentenced to five years in prison last year for his actions as a passenger in the hit-and-run death of Sgt. Andrew Harnett.

Harnett died in hospital on Dec. 31, 2020, after being dragged by a fleeing SUV and falling into the path of an oncoming car.

Harnett, who was 37, tried to stop the SUV after he noticed its licence plate didn't match its registration.

The officer fell when the vehicle sped off as he was scuffling with the driver. He was dragged before being struck by a second, unrelated vehicle on the road.

Abdulrahman and the driver, who cannot be identified because he was 17 at the time, were charged with first-degree murder.

The teen was also convicted of manslaughter last year and his sentencing hearing is ongoing.