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| Dale Cregan trial: Defendant admits killing police officers | |
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| The man accused of murdering two police officers in a gun and grenade attack has now admitted killing them. | |
| Dale Cregan, 29, had denied murdering PCs Fiona Bone, 32, and Nicola Hughes, 23, in Tameside on 18 September. | Dale Cregan, 29, had denied murdering PCs Fiona Bone, 32, and Nicola Hughes, 23, in Tameside on 18 September. |
| Cregan still denies the murders of David Short, 46, and his son Mark, 23. | |
| There are also nine co-accused at Preston Crown Court, whose charges include murder and attempted murder of the father and son. | |
| Cregan is alleged to have murdered Mark Short in The Cotton Tree pub, Droylsden on 25 May and David Short on 10 August in at his home in Clayton. | |
| Earlier in the trial the jury heard that Cregan lured PCs Bone and Hughes to a house in Mottram before shooting them repeatedly and then throwing a grenade at his victims | |
| Cregan had evaded a nationwide manhunt when he set the trap, the court was told. |