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| PC Sharon Beshenivsky: Man appears in court charged with murder | PC Sharon Beshenivsky: Man appears in court charged with murder |
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| Piran Ditta Khan appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with murdering PC Sharon Beshenivsky | Piran Ditta Khan appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with murdering PC Sharon Beshenivsky |
| A 74-year-old man has appeared in court accused of murdering PC Sharon Beshenivsky 18 years ago. | A 74-year-old man has appeared in court accused of murdering PC Sharon Beshenivsky 18 years ago. |
| Piran Ditta Khan was charged over the 2005 shooting of the 38-year-old after being extradited from Pakistan. | Piran Ditta Khan was charged over the 2005 shooting of the 38-year-old after being extradited from Pakistan. |
| PC Beshenivsky had been a police officer for only nine months when she was killed in Bradford, West Yorkshire. | PC Beshenivsky had been a police officer for only nine months when she was killed in Bradford, West Yorkshire. |
| Mr Khan appeared in the dock at Westminster Magistrates' Court in central London on Thursday wearing a blue and white tracksuit jacket. | |
| He is also charged with robbery, two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and two counts of possession of a prohibited weapon. | He is also charged with robbery, two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and two counts of possession of a prohibited weapon. |
| PC Sharon Beshenivsky was shot dead while responding to reports of a robbery in Bradford in 2005 | PC Sharon Beshenivsky was shot dead while responding to reports of a robbery in Bradford in 2005 |
| Mr Khan spoke only to confirm his name in court and listened as he was told his case would be sent to the Old Bailey for a hearing on Monday. | Mr Khan spoke only to confirm his name in court and listened as he was told his case would be sent to the Old Bailey for a hearing on Monday. |
| PC Beshenivsky, who had three children and two stepchildren, was shot dead as she and a colleague, PC Teresa Milburn, responded to an alarm at a travel agent in Morley Street, Bradford, on 18 November 2005. | PC Beshenivsky, who had three children and two stepchildren, was shot dead as she and a colleague, PC Teresa Milburn, responded to an alarm at a travel agent in Morley Street, Bradford, on 18 November 2005. |
| PC Milburn was also seriously injured but survived. | PC Milburn was also seriously injured but survived. |
| Police officers in Morley Road, Bradford, after PC Beshenivsky was shot in 2005 | Police officers in Morley Road, Bradford, after PC Beshenivsky was shot in 2005 |
| Mr Khan is charged with robbery of a quantity of cash from Mohammed Yousaf, the owner of the travel agent. | Mr Khan is charged with robbery of a quantity of cash from Mohammed Yousaf, the owner of the travel agent. |
| He is also accused of possessing a Mac 10 machine gun, which it is alleged had been modified to fire in a burst with one pull of the trigger, and a 9mm handgun. | He is also accused of possessing a Mac 10 machine gun, which it is alleged had been modified to fire in a burst with one pull of the trigger, and a 9mm handgun. |
| Three men were found guilty of murdering PC Beshenivsky in 2007, along with two convicted of manslaughter and a sixth man found guilty of robbery. | Three men were found guilty of murdering PC Beshenivsky in 2007, along with two convicted of manslaughter and a sixth man found guilty of robbery. |
| Craig Nicholls, chair of West Yorkshire Police Federation, said the officer's death "sent a shockwave not only through West Yorkshire but throughout the world". | Craig Nicholls, chair of West Yorkshire Police Federation, said the officer's death "sent a shockwave not only through West Yorkshire but throughout the world". |
| He added: "We still mourn the loss of Sharon. She will never be forgotten. | He added: "We still mourn the loss of Sharon. She will never be forgotten. |
| "The persistence to bring to justice all those involved in the murder of PC Beshenivsky has never wavered. I know my colleagues within West Yorkshire will now be watching closely the wheels of justice turning in this case." | "The persistence to bring to justice all those involved in the murder of PC Beshenivsky has never wavered. I know my colleagues within West Yorkshire will now be watching closely the wheels of justice turning in this case." |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Pakistan | Pakistan |
| Bradford | Bradford |