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Man in court on Pc murder charge | |
(about 16 hours later) | |
A 27-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Pc Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford two years ago. | |
Mustaf Jama, who was extradited from Somalia, appeared at Leeds Magistrates' Court. He was remanded in custody until a crown court hearing on 9 November. | |
He also faces charges of robbery, possession of firearms and possessing prohibited weapons. | |
Pc Beshenivsky, 38, was shot dead and a colleague was wounded during a robbery at a travel agency in November 2005. | |
Brother jailed | |
Mustaf Jama was flanked by two police officers throughout the five-minute hearing. | |
He was initially handcuffed but they were removed at the request of District Judge Roy Anderson. | |
There was no application for bail. | |
Five people, including Mustaf Jama's brother Yusuf Jama, have been jailed over the case. | |
Pc Beshenivsky was killed after responding to an armed robbery | |
Pc Beshenivsky was killed on 18 November - her daughter's fourth birthday - as she arrived at the scene of a robbery at the Universal Express travel agency. | Pc Beshenivsky was killed on 18 November - her daughter's fourth birthday - as she arrived at the scene of a robbery at the Universal Express travel agency. |
Pc Teresa Milburn, 37, was also shot but survived. | Pc Teresa Milburn, 37, was also shot but survived. |
Yusuf Jama and Muzzaker Shah were both jailed for a minimum of 35 years at Newcastle Crown Court last December. | |
Faisal Razzaq and his brother Hassan Razzaq were jailed for 11 years and 20 years respectively for manslaughter, robbery and firearms offences. | |
Earlier this year, Raza ul Haq Aslam was jailed for eight years for taking part in the robbery. | Earlier this year, Raza ul Haq Aslam was jailed for eight years for taking part in the robbery. |
Another gang member believed to have been involved in the shooting, Piran Ditta Khan, has still not been traced. | Another gang member believed to have been involved in the shooting, Piran Ditta Khan, has still not been traced. |
Mustaf Jama was extradited from Somalia on Thursday and taken from Heathrow Airport to a police station in Leeds, where he was charged with murder on Thursday night. |