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| Man convicted of Pc's gun murder | Man convicted of Pc's gun murder |
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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 robbery in November, 2005. | Pc Beshenivsky, 38, was shot dead after a bungled robbery in November, 2005. |
| Yusuf Abdillh Jamma, 20, of Whitmore Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, had admitted robbery and two firearms offences but had denied murder. | Yusuf Abdillh Jamma, 20, of Whitmore Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, had admitted robbery and two firearms offences but had denied murder. |
| Brothers Faisal and Hassan Razzaq were cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter and Raza Ul-Haq Aslam, 25, was cleared of manslaughter and murder. | Brothers Faisal and Hassan Razzaq were cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter and Raza Ul-Haq Aslam, 25, was cleared of manslaughter and murder. |
| A fifth man has already pleaded guilty to murder. | A fifth man has already pleaded guilty to murder. |
| Machine gun | Machine gun |
| Jamma was convicted following an 11-week trial at Newcastle Crown Court. | Jamma was convicted following an 11-week trial at Newcastle Crown Court. |
| He 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. | He 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 be continuing its deliberations on that charge on Tuesday. | Aslam, of St Pancras Way, Kentish Town, north London, was cleared of all charges except for robbery, and the jury will be continuing its deliberations on that charge on Tuesday. |
| Sharon Beshenivsky had been a police officer for nine months | 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 but cleared of possessing firearms with intent to endanger life. | |
| Muzzaker Imtiaz Shah, of no fixed address, previously admitted murdering Pc Beshenivsky. | Muzzaker Imtiaz Shah, of no fixed address, previously admitted murdering Pc Beshenivsky. |
| Shah also admitted robbery and firearms offences. | Shah 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. | 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. |
| Suspects missing | Suspects missing |
| 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. |
| Jamma told the jury he fired the fatal shot from the 9mm pistol, but did not intend to kill Pc Beshenivsky. | Jamma told the jury he fired the fatal shot from the 9mm pistol, but did not intend to kill Pc Beshenivsky. |
| Muzzaker Shah pleaded guilty to murder early in the trial | Muzzaker Shah pleaded guilty to murder early in the trial |
| He repeatedly denied the prosecution's suggestions that his version of events was a lie to help Muzzaker Shah get off the attempted murder of Pc Milburn. | He repeatedly denied the prosecution's suggestions that his version of events was a lie to help Muzzaker Shah get off the attempted murder of Pc Milburn. |
| Aslam told the court he had no part in the robbery or murder and was simply "in the wrong place at the wrong time." | Aslam told the court he had no part in the robbery or murder and was simply "in the wrong place at the wrong time." |
| He said he believed he was entitled to a £100,000 reward for helping police catch Pc Beshenivsky's killers because he rang Crimestoppers and passed on information. | He said he believed he was entitled to a £100,000 reward for helping police catch Pc Beshenivsky's killers because he rang Crimestoppers and passed on information. |
| Faisal Razzaq admitted he was round the corner from the travel agents when the shootings took place but said he was at a takeaway and denied acting as a look-out. | Faisal Razzaq admitted he was round the corner from the travel agents when the shootings took place but said he was at a takeaway and denied acting as a look-out. |
| Hassan Razzaq was the only defendant who chose not to give evidence at the trial. | Hassan Razzaq was the only defendant who chose not to give evidence at the trial. |
| Two other suspects, Jamma's brother Mustaf and a man called Piran Ditta Khan, remain on the run from police. | Two other suspects, Jamma's brother Mustaf and a man called Piran Ditta Khan, remain on the run from police. |