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| Dale Cregan remanded over Manchester police officer deaths | Dale Cregan remanded over Manchester police officer deaths |
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| A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with murdering two police officers and two men in Greater Manchester. | |
| Dale Cregan, 29, was accused of murdering PC Fiona Bone, 32, and PC Nicola Hughes, 23, in Mottram, Tameside on Tuesday. | Dale Cregan, 29, was accused of murdering PC Fiona Bone, 32, and PC Nicola Hughes, 23, in Mottram, Tameside on Tuesday. |
| Appearing at Manchester Magistrates' Court, he was also accused of murdering Mark Short and his father David. | |
| Mr Cregan will appear at Manchester Crown Court on Monday. | Mr Cregan will appear at Manchester Crown Court on Monday. |
| He sat down as he was brought into the dock but got to his feet after he was asked to stand by District Judge Jonathan Taaffe. | |
| Mr Cregan, who wore a dark blue sweatshirt and had grown a thick beard, spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth. | |
| Judge Taaffe then read out the eight charges the defendant faces, including that of murdering the two officers. | |
| He is also charged with the murders of Mark and David Short. | |
| Mark Short, 23, died from a gunshot wound to the neck after a shooting in the Cotton Tree Inn in Droylsden, Greater Manchester, on 25 May. | Mark Short, 23, died from a gunshot wound to the neck after a shooting in the Cotton Tree Inn in Droylsden, Greater Manchester, on 25 May. |
| His father David, 46, was found dead at a house in Folkestone Road, East, Clayton, Greater Manchester, on 10 August after police were called following reports of gunshots. | His father David, 46, was found dead at a house in Folkestone Road, East, Clayton, Greater Manchester, on 10 August after police were called following reports of gunshots. |
| Mr Cregan also faces four counts of attempted murder. Three of the charges relate to the pub shooting. The fourth relates to the attack in Clayton. | |
| Earlier, police were given more time to question a second man, Stephen Garvey, 28, who was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the deaths of PCs Bone and Hughes. | |
| Police now have until Saturday morning before they must release or charge him. |