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Dale Cregan admits father and son murders in Manchester Dale Cregan admits father and son murders in Manchester
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Police killer Dale Cregan has admitted the murders of a father and son in Greater Manchester.Police killer Dale Cregan has admitted the murders of a father and son in Greater Manchester.
Mark Short, 23, was shot in a pub in Droylsden in May 2012. His father David, 46, was killed in a gun and grenade attack in Clayton last August. Mark Short, 23, was shot in a pub in Droylsden, in May 2012. His father David, 46, was killed in a gun and grenade attack in Clayton last August.
Cregan, 29, changed his plea on both counts to guilty at Preston Crown Court earlier. Cregan, 29, has now admitted to four murders including those of PCs Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes.
He admitted the murders of Greater Manchester Police officers Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes in February. Simon Csoka QC told the jury at Preston Crown Court his client "is going to die in prison".
The trial heard how David Short was fatally injured when Dale Cregan and Anthony Wilkinson attacked him at his home on 10 August. The trial heard how David Short was fatally injured when Cregan and Anthony Wilkinson attacked him at his home on 10 August.
In April, Wilkinson, 38, also changed his plea to guilty over the murder of David Short. Weeks earlier, on 25 May, Cregan had shot dead Mark Short while he played pool in the Cotton Tree pub.
Mark Short was killed at The Cotton Tree pub on 25 May. Shortly after the trial started, he admitted to the murders of the two Greater Manchester Police officers in Abbey Gardens, Mottram in September last year.
Earlier in the trial, the jury heard that Cregan lured PCs Bone and Hughes to a house in Mottram before shooting them repeatedly and then throwing a grenade. The jury heard how Cregan lured PCs Bone and Hughes to a house before shooting them repeatedly and then throwing a grenade.
Four murders
Earlier in court, Cregan offered guilty pleas to the attempted murder of three men in the pub attack - John Collins, Ryan Pridding and Michael Belcher.
He also admitted causing an explosion, but denies the attempted murder of Sharon Hark.
In his closing speech, Mr Csoka said: "You now know for sure that he has murdered four people and that he has attempted to murder others inside the Cotton Tree pub.
"Ordinarily in a closing speech the defence barrister will tell you how important your task is, how it makes so much difference, how the liberty of the defendant hangs in the balance.
"All of those words mean nothing now, absolutely nothing," he said.
"He is going to be sentenced for four murders and three attempted murders. He is not going anywhere. He is going to die in prison."
In April, Wilkinson, 38, changed his plea to guilty over the murder of David Short.
There are nine co-accused still on trial in connection with the murders of David and Mark Short. They deny the charges against them.