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James Leslie guilty of trying to kill PC Suzanne Hudson James Leslie guilty of trying to kill PC Suzanne Hudson
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A man who shot a police officer on his doorstep and laughed while cycling off has been convicted of attempted murder.A man who shot a police officer on his doorstep and laughed while cycling off has been convicted of attempted murder.
James Leslie, 38, shot PC Suzanne Hudson through his front door as she and PC Richard Whiteley made routine inquiries in Leeds last December.James Leslie, 38, shot PC Suzanne Hudson through his front door as she and PC Richard Whiteley made routine inquiries in Leeds last December.
She needed emergency surgery on arteries in her neck and her right hand was shredded by shotgun pellets.She needed emergency surgery on arteries in her neck and her right hand was shredded by shotgun pellets.
Leslie, of Cardigan Road, Headingley, was convicted following a trial at Leeds Crown Court.Leslie, of Cardigan Road, Headingley, was convicted following a trial at Leeds Crown Court.
As she lay seriously injured on the floor, with PC Whiteley desperately radioing for back-up, Leslie goaded the pair of officers.As she lay seriously injured on the floor, with PC Whiteley desperately radioing for back-up, Leslie goaded the pair of officers.
Badly injured colleague
PC Whiteley told the jury: "He said 'do you want some more.'
"I thought I was going to die. My life flashed in front of my eyes.
"I thought Suzie was as well. I thought, he has used it once, he is going to use it again."
Richard Wright QC, prosecuting, said: "It is simply a matter of luck that the defendant did not kill PC Hudson."Richard Wright QC, prosecuting, said: "It is simply a matter of luck that the defendant did not kill PC Hudson."
The court heard PC Whiteley grabbed his badly injured colleague and dragged her away from the flat and onto the main road.The court heard PC Whiteley grabbed his badly injured colleague and dragged her away from the flat and onto the main road.
Initially, PC Hudson, who was on only her sixth frontline shift, had not realised she had been shot.