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Beshenivsky killer gets 20 years | |
(about 10 hours later) | |
A man convicted of the manslaughter of policewoman Sharon Beshenivsky has been jailed for 20 years. | |
Hassan Razzaq, 26, of Forest Gate, east London, was found guilty of manslaughter, robbery and gun offences after an 11-week trial last year. | |
He was cleared of murdering the 38-year-old, who was shot dead after a bungled armed raid at a travel agents in Bradford in November 2005. | |
Razzaq was jailed at Leeds Crown Court on Friday. | |
Sentencing him, Mr Justice Andrew Smith said: "It's the implication of the jury's verdict that you knew that loaded guns, both a highly dangerous machine gun and the fatal pistol, would not only be carried by the raiders but used to threaten those who got in the way. | |
Sharon Beshenivsky had been a police officer for just nine months | |
"You were involved in planning the robbery several days before. This was not impulsive behaviour but measured and determined offending." | |
Outside court, Det Supt Andy Brennan said Razzaq had played a pivotal role in the planning and organisation of the robbery. | |
Muzzaker Imtiaz Shah, 25, of no fixed address, and Yusuf Abdillh Jamma, 20, of Small Heath, Birmingham, have both been found guilty of murder and sentenced to life with a minimum term of 35 years. | |
Razzaq's younger brother Faisal, 25, also of Forest Gate, east London, was cleared of the officer's murder, but convicted of her manslaughter, robbery and firearms offences. | Razzaq's younger brother Faisal, 25, also of Forest Gate, east London, was cleared of the officer's murder, but convicted of her manslaughter, robbery and firearms offences. |
He was given a life sentence and told he must serve at least 11 years before being considered for parole. | He was given a life sentence and told he must serve at least 11 years before being considered for parole. |
Two men | |
Pc Beshenivsky was shot and killed as she arrived at the scene of the robbery on 18 November 2005 - her youngest daughter's fourth birthday. | Pc Beshenivsky was shot and killed as she arrived at the scene of the robbery on 18 November 2005 - her youngest daughter's fourth birthday. |
She was the first woman police officer to be shot dead on duty since Wpc Yvonne Fletcher was gunned down outside the Libyan embassy in London on April 17, 1984. | She was the first woman police officer to be shot dead on duty since Wpc Yvonne Fletcher was gunned down outside the Libyan embassy in London on April 17, 1984. |
Her colleague, Pc Teresa Milburn, was also shot in the street as the robbers escaped with little more than £5,000. | Her colleague, Pc Teresa Milburn, was also shot in the street as the robbers escaped with little more than £5,000. |
Mr Brennan said he was "confident" that two men still wanted in connection with the shootings - Mustaf Jamma and Piran Ditta Khan - would be caught and brought to trial. |
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