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A robber accused of murdering a police officer who was shot dead in West Yorkshire is set to face a retrial, a judge has ordered. | A robber accused of murdering a police officer who was shot dead in West Yorkshire is set to face a retrial, a judge has ordered. |
Pc Sharon Beshenvisky was shot outside a travel agency in Bradford, West Yorkshire, in November 2005. | Pc Sharon Beshenvisky was shot outside a travel agency in Bradford, West Yorkshire, in November 2005. |
Mustaf Jama, 28, denies murder and firearms offences but admits robbery. | |
A judge at Newcastle Crown Court discharged the jury after they failed to reach a majority verdict after five days of deliberations. | A judge at Newcastle Crown Court discharged the jury after they failed to reach a majority verdict after five days of deliberations. |
Mr Justice Openshaw said: "It is obvious to all of us the care and attention you have given during this trial." | |
Pc Beshenivsky was shot as she responded to an alarm call. | |
Her colleague Pc Teresa Milburn was also shot, but survived. | |
The court was told Jama took part in the robbery with his younger brother Yusuf Jama and his brother's friend Muzzaker Shah. | |
Yusuf Jama and Shah were convicted of murder, robbery and firearms offences last year. | |
Three other gang members who did not enter the shop were convicted of other offences. | |
Jama was extradited from Somalia in October 2007 and arrested at Heathrow by West Yorkshire Police officers. |
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