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One of four men on trial over the death of Bradford Pc Sharon Beshenivsky has been convicted of her murder. | One of four men on trial over the death of Bradford Pc Sharon Beshenivsky has been convicted of her murder. |
Pc Beshenivsky, 38, was shot dead after a bungled armed robbery last November. | Pc Beshenivsky, 38, was shot dead after a bungled armed robbery last November. |
Yusuf Abdillh Jamma, 20, of Whitmore Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, had admitted robbery and two firearms offences but denied murder. | Yusuf Abdillh Jamma, 20, of Whitmore Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, had admitted robbery and two firearms offences but denied murder. |
He was convicted following a trial at Newcastle Crown Court. Another defendant, Raza Ul-Haq Aslam, 25, was cleared of murder and manslaughter. | He was convicted following a trial at Newcastle Crown Court. Another defendant, Raza Ul-Haq Aslam, 25, was cleared of murder and manslaughter. |
Jamma was found guilty of possessing a MAC-10 machine gun and a 9mm pistol with intent to endanger life, and two counts of possessing the firearms. He admitted robbery part-way through the trial. | Jamma was found guilty of possessing a MAC-10 machine gun and a 9mm pistol with intent to endanger life, and two counts of possessing the firearms. He admitted robbery part-way through the trial. |
Aslam, of St Pancras Way, Kentish Town, north London, was cleared of all charges except for robbery, and the jury will continue its deliberations on that charge. | Aslam, of St Pancras Way, Kentish Town, north London, was cleared of all charges except for robbery, and the jury will continue its deliberations on that charge. |
Sharon Beshenivsky had been a police officer for nine months | |
Brothers Faisal Razzaq, 25, and Hassan Razzaq, 26, from Sebert Road, Forest Gate, east London, were found guilty of robbery and possessing the firearms, but the jury is still deliberating on the two charges of possession of the firearms with intent to endanger life and murder. | Brothers Faisal Razzaq, 25, and Hassan Razzaq, 26, from Sebert Road, Forest Gate, east London, were found guilty of robbery and possessing the firearms, but the jury is still deliberating on the two charges of possession of the firearms with intent to endanger life and murder. |
Mr Justice Smith told the jury they could return a majority verdict of 10-1 on the other charges. | |
A fifth man, Muzzaker Imtiaz Shah, previously admitted murder. | A fifth man, Muzzaker Imtiaz Shah, previously admitted murder. |
Shah had also admitted robbery and firearms offences. He was cleared of the attempted murder of Pc Beshenivsky's colleague Pc Teresa Milburn earlier in the trial. | Shah had also admitted robbery and firearms offences. He was cleared of the attempted murder of Pc Beshenivsky's colleague Pc Teresa Milburn earlier in the trial. |
Pc Beshenivsky was shot and killed as she arrived at the Universal Express travel agents in Bradford city centre on 18 November 2005, the day of her youngest daughter's fourth birthday. | Pc Beshenivsky was shot and killed as she arrived at the Universal Express travel agents in Bradford city centre on 18 November 2005, the day of her youngest daughter's fourth birthday. |
Pc Milburn was seriously injured when she was gunned down in the street as the robbers escaped with little more than £5,000. | Pc Milburn was seriously injured when she was gunned down in the street as the robbers escaped with little more than £5,000. |
Two other suspects, Jamma's brother Mustaf and a man called Piran Ditta Khan, remain on the run from police. |