Piran Ditta Khan will spend the rest of his life in prison over the robbery which led to the fatal shooting of PC Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford in 2005.
The mastermind of an armed robbery during which a police officer was shot dead will spend the rest of his life in prison after being jailed for her murder.He was extradited from Pakistan in April last year and was found guilty of murder following a trial at Leeds Crown Court last month.He was given a life sentence on Friday, with a minimum term of 40 years.He added: "You will inevitably spend the rest of your life in custody.
Robert Smith KC, prosecuting, told the sentencing hearing the robbery involved "a substantial degree of unnecessary violence". Between 2006 and 2009 six men were jailed for their parts in the events leading to PC Beshenivsky's death.Khan evaded justice for more than 14 years before his arrest in January 2020.
Paul Beshenivsky, Sharon's husband, said in a statement in March: "How can I ever put into words the impact losing Sharon has had on me and our family? The way we lost Sharon was the most brutal and callous way. She should have come home at the end of her shift to celebrate our daughter's fourth birthday. She never came home because of the actions of Piran Ditta Khan.
Assistant Chief Constable Patrick Twiggs, of West Yorkshire Police, said: "This is a day of mixed emotions. On the one hand we are pleased to get the final conviction in this case, but on the other hand we are sad as it has brought into sharp focus the completely unnecessary waste of life that day.
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