Piran Ditta Khan, 75, was today jailed for life and must serve a minimum of 40 years, less time on remand - meaning 35 years and 247 days behind bars
The mastermind behind a botched armed robbery that resulted in the tragic shooting of a police officer has finally been sentenced to life imprisonment, 18 years after the crime. Piran Ditta Khan, 75, was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 40 years, less time on remand, equating to 35 years and 247 days behind bars.
Leeds Crown Court was informed that Khan played a "pivotal" role in planning the raid, despite not leaving the safety of a lookout car. Prosecutors stated that this made him guilty of PC Beshenivsky's murder "as surely as if he had pulled the trigger himself". The court also heard how PC Milburn remains baffled as to why they were fired upon, given that they had not attempted to apprehend the three men and posed no threat.
Lydia Beshenivsky opened up about her struggles with losing her mother on the same day she should have been celebrating her 4th birthday. She shared: "My dad was waiting for her to come like everybody else. Then a car pulled up at the top of the drive, and I actually thought that it was my mum coming home."
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