Marc Bowes News Today

PC Sharon Beshenivsky was murdered by Piran Ditta Khan, though the killer was only convicted at Leeds Crown Court today - nearly 20 years on from the sickening attack

The mastermind of an armed robbery in which PC Sharon Beshenivsky was shot dead nearly 20 years ago has been found guilty of her murder.

A 75-year-old man who was extradited from Pakistan was on Thursday convicted of the murder of a UK police officer nearly 20 years ago.

Piran Ditta Khan, 75, had spent more than a decade on the run after masterminding the robbery which saw heroic PC Beshenivsky shot and killed at almost point blank range in 2005.

(This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from a PTI

Detectives "left no stone unturned" following the murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford.

Robbery mastermind Piran Ditta Khan, 75, has been jailed for the murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky as a retired detective said her family has "justice for Sharon"

Leah Senior, 27, plunged from a white Ford Transit van travelling on a 40mph road in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday and police have confirmed an investigation is ongoing

Leah Senior, 27, plunged from a white Ford Transit van travelling on a 40mph road in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday evening, and died from her injuries at the scene despite medical treatment.

Leah Senior suffered serious injuries after plunging from a white Ford Transit in Wakefield on Wednesday night.