The 75-year-old ringleader of an armed robbery in which a police officer was shot dead almost 20 years ago has been jailed for life for her murder. Piran Ditta Khan spent nearly two decades evading justice for his part in the killing of PC Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford on 18 November 2005.Khan, who was extradited from Pakistan last year, was convicted of murder following a trial at Leeds Crown Court. He was told he would serve a minimum term of 40 years in prison.
The judge, the Honourable Mr Justice Hilliard, said that PC Beshenivsky's "courage and commitment to her duty that day cost her her life". He told Khan: "The sentence I pass is no measure of the value of the life that has been lost. "That's beyond measure and no sentence I pass can put right what you've done wrong."
He told Khan: "The sentence I pass is no measure of the value of the life that has been lost."That's beyond measure and no sentence I pass can put right what you've done wrong."West Yorkshire Police Sharon BeshenivskyWest Yorkshire PoliceSharon Beshenivsky was shot dead as she arrived at the scene of a robbery at Universal Express in Bradford
PC Beshenivsky had been responding to reports of an armed robbery at the Universal Express travel agents on Morley Street in Bradford with her colleague, PC Teresa Milburn, when she was fatally attacked.The two officers arrived at the scene about 15:30 GMT, but as they approached the entrance, three men burst out of the premises, shooting them both.
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