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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. |