Pakistani convicted in murder case after 19 years
LONDON: A Pakistani man was convicted in a murder case 19 years after a female police officer was fatally shot while responding to a robbery in the United Kingdom.
Sharon Beshenivsky was a 38-year-old mother of three who was shot dead outside a travel agency in Bradford while responding to an armed robbery call.
Piran Ditta Khan, 75, who has been wanted by British authorities since 2006, was found guilty at Leeds Crown Court after previously pleading guilty to robbery. He was the last of seven men involved in the robbery to be convicted.
Khan was convicted of murder by a majority of 10-1 after 11 jurors deliberated for almost 19 hours over four days. He was also found guilty of two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, also by a majority of 10-1.
He was unanimously convicted of two counts of possession of a prohibited weapon.