Man accused of murdering PC Sharon Beshenivsky appears at the Old Bailey | UK News

Justin ScaccyApril 17, 2023
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Man accused of murdering PC Sharon Beshenivsky appears at the Old Bailey | UK News

Khan, 74, will make his first appearance at the Old Bailey today (Image: Mirroxpix/PA)

Khan, 74, will make his first appearance at the Old Bailey today (Image: Mirroxpix/PA)

A man extradited from Pakistan will appear at the Old Bailey for the murder of police officer Sharon Beshenivsky nearly 20 years ago.

Piran Ditta Khan, 74, is charged with the November 18, 2005 murder of the 38-year-old.

PC Beshenevsky and a colleague were responding to a robbery at Universal Travel on Morley Street in Bradford and were assaulted upon arrival.

The married mother of three with two stepchildren was a probationer with just nine months of service when she was killed.

Her colleague Pc Teresa Millburn was seriously injured.

Undated West Yorkshire Police handout file photo by Pc Sharon Beshenivsky. Piran Ditta Khan, 74, has appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court in central London charged with the murder of Ms Beshenivsky 18 years ago. Issue date: Thursday April 13, 2023. PA Photo. He also faces charges of robbery, dual possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and dual possession of a prohibited weapon. PC Beshenivsky, who had three children and two stepchildren, was fatally shot on 18 November 2005 while responding to an alarm at a travel agency in Morley Street, Bradford, with colleague PC Teresa Millburn. See PA story COURTS Beshenivsky. Photo credit should read: West Yorkshire Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may be used for editorial reporting purposes only to simultaneously illustrate events, things or people in the photo or facts mentioned in the photo's caption. Reuse of the image may require further permission from the copyright owner.

Ms Beshenivsky was a rookie with just nine months of service when she was killed (Image: PA)

User fee ?250. EXCLUSIVE - Piran Ditta Khan, 74, was first arrested by Pakistani police in January 2020 in connection with the killing of PC Sharon Beshenivsky and arrives ahead of a court hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court today.

Piran Ditta Khan, 74, was first arrested by Pakistani police in January 2020 and appeared in Westminster Magistrates Court last week (Image: Mirrorpix)

Court artist's drawing by Elizabeth Cook by Piran Ditta Khan, which appears in the dock at Westminster Magistrates' Court, London, charged with the murder of Police Constable Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford 18 years ago. Picture date: Thursday April 13, 2023. PA Photo. Piran Ditta Khan was returned to the UK on Tuesday and taken into custody at a West Yorkshire police station, where he was accused of killing the 38-year-old officer on November 18, 2005. See PA story COURTS Beshenivsky. Photo credit should read: Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire

Court artist’s sketch of Khan appearing in the dock at Westminster Magistrates’ Court (Image: PA)

Pakistani police officers escort to Piran Ditta Khan, center, who was arrested in the killing of a British policewoman, after his court appearance in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, January 29, 2020. Khan, who was previously taken into custody at a court this week appeared in Islamabad on an extradition request from the UK. His arrests are the result of close cooperation between Pakistani authorities and British detectives, police said. Khan has been remanded in custody and is due to appear in court again in mid-January. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistani police officers escort Khan (Image: AP)

Khan appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in central London on Thursday.

The court heard that an arrest warrant was issued for the defendant in Pakistan in 2018 and that he was arrested in 2020.

Khan was returned to the UK and taken into custody at a West Yorkshire police station, where he was charged with killing PC Beshenivsky.

In addition to the murder charge, Khan faces charges of robbery, twice possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life and twice possessing a prohibited weapon.

Sharon Beshenivsky, the 38-year-old police officer who was shot dead in Morley Street, Bradford, yesterday Friday November 18, 2005. Sharon Beshendsky was shot dead and a second police officer injured while responding to a robbery at a downtown store. The women officers had been called to a robbery at around 3.25pm ​​at a shop on Morley Street in Bradford city centre, West Yorkshire Police said. See PA story POLICE OFFICER. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Photo credit should read: POLICE/PA.

Ms Beshenivsky was shot dead and a second police officer injured while responding to a robbery at a city center shop (Image: PA)

Khan is charged with robbing an amount of cash of unknown value from Mohammed Yousaf.

The firearms charges relate to alleged possession of a Mac 10 submachine gun and a 9mm handgun.

All alleged acts are said to have occurred on the same day.

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