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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.
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