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Warden tells of Pc shooting scene Shot Pc colleague gives evidence
(about 23 hours later)
A street warden has told a court of the moment two policewomen were shot - one fatally - while responding to an armed robbery at a travel agents in Bradford. A woman police officer injured in a raid on a travel agents which led to the death of her colleague fought back tears as she described being shot.
Pc Sharon Beshenivsky lay motionless while Pc Teresa Milburn curled up in a ball after they were shot in the chest, Newcastle Crown Court heard. Teresa Milburn said she felt "immense pain" after being shot at close range in Bradford on 18 November, 2005.
The officer said the force of the blast "spun her round".
She was giving evidence at the trial at Newcastle Crown Court of five men accused of involvement in the murder of her colleague Pc Sharon Beshenivsky.
Yusuf Abdillh Jamma, 20, Raza Ul-Haq Aslam, 25, Faisal Razzaq, 25, and his brother Hassan, 26, all deny murder.Yusuf Abdillh Jamma, 20, Raza Ul-Haq Aslam, 25, Faisal Razzaq, 25, and his brother Hassan, 26, all deny murder.
Muzzaker Imtiaz Shah, 25, earlier admitted murdering Pc Beshenivsky. Muzzaker Imtiaz Shah, 25, earlier admitted murdering Pc Sharon Beshenivsky, who was killed during the raid.
Shah alone is charged with the attempted murder of Pc Milburn. He denies the charge.Shah alone is charged with the attempted murder of Pc Milburn. He denies the charge.
Street warden, Adam Faulkener, told the court Pc Milburn had paused momentarily to switch off the patrol car's blue lights before she walked across the road with her colleague to the Universal Express travel agents on 18 November. Pc Sharon Beshenivsky was shot while on duty in Bradford last year
She was curled up in a ball face down, as if she was trying to get up off the floor Witness Adam Faulkener Shah, of no fixed address, has pleaded guilty to robbery and three firearms charges in relation to the incident.
Seconds later, the two officers were confronted by an armed gang, and were shot, he said.
Mr Faulkener described seeing Pc Beshenivsky slumped on the floor, while her colleague struggled to get off the pavement.
He said: "Teresa was trying to get up.
"She was curled up in a ball face down, as if she was trying to get up off the floor to stand up."
Trial continues
Earlier, Mr Faulkener said as he entered the shop to investigate the alarm, a man turned towards him "very casually, very calmly" and waved him away, saying the staff were on a break.
Shah, of no fixed address, has also pleaded guilty to robbery and three firearms charges in relation to the incident.
Mr Jamma is from Whitmore Road, Small Heath, Birmingham. Mr Aslam is from St Pancras Way, Kentish Town, north London.Mr Jamma is from Whitmore Road, Small Heath, Birmingham. Mr Aslam is from St Pancras Way, Kentish Town, north London.
Faisal Razzaq and his brother Hassan are both from Sebert Road, Forest Gate, east London.Faisal Razzaq and his brother Hassan are both from Sebert Road, Forest Gate, east London.
The trial continues. Pc Milburn told the court: "I was lying on the floor. I was coughing up blood.
"I could feel blood running down my nose and blood over my face, and I was gasping for breath."
Pc Milburn, 37, of Birstall, Batley, said she was "a stride" behind Pc Beshenivsky as they walked from their patrol car to the Universal Express travel agents.
She said she heard a noise which seemed to be coming from the travel agents.
I saw the hole in the end of the gun and I heard a bang Pc Milburn
She said: "I was stood slightly behind Sharon. Sharon was covering the left side.
"I caught a glimpse of him, then I heard, I heard a bang.
"Sharon fell to the ground and I got a view of an Asian male.
"He was stood directly opposite Sharon.
"I saw in his hand he had a gun. It was a black, smooth gun."
Asked what happened next, Pc Milburn took a tissue to wipe her face and said: "I saw the Asian male move his right hand from right to left. I saw the hole in the end of the gun and I heard a bang."
'No mistake'
Pc Milburn was asked in court where the gun was pointed when she heard the bang, she said: "Directly at me."
She said she was experienced at distinguishing between ethnic groups from her work in Bradford.
Asked about the men who confronted her in the doorway of Universal Express she added: "I can clearly distinguish between both males in that doorway.
"One was black and one was Asian."
Asked by prosecuting counsel which one shot her, she replied: "The Asian male."
Under cross-examination she was asked if it was possible she had made a mistake in identifying the gunman she said: "I have made no mistake whatsoever."
When she was asked if she was sure, she replied: "I am quite positive."