Friday, November 02, 2007

Man charged over Pc robbery death

A 27-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Pc Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford two years ago.
Mustaf Jama, who was extradited from Somalia, is due to appear before Leeds magistrates later.
He was also charged with robbery, possession of firearms and possessing prohibited weapons.
Pc Beshenivsky, 38, was shot dead and a colleague hurt during a robbery at a travel agents in November 2005. Five people have been jailed over the case.
Pc Beshenivsky was killed on 18 November - her daughter's fourth birthday - as she arrived at the scene of a robbery at the Universal Express travel agency.
Pc Teresa Milburn, 37, was also shot but survived.
Muzzaker Shah was jailed at Newcastle Crown Court last December for a minimum of 35 years after admitting the murder.
Yusuf Jama was also convicted and ordered to serve a minimum of 35 years.
Faisal Razzaq was found guilty of manslaughter, robbery and firearms offences and told he must serve a minimum of 11 years behind bars.
His brother, Hassan Razzaq, was later jailed for 20 years for manslaughter, robbery and firearms offences.
Earlier this year, Raza ul Haq Aslam was jailed for eight years for taking part in the robbery.
Another gang member believed to have been involved in the shooting, Piran Ditta Khan, has still not been traced.

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