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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Nadeem Badshah

Man, 74, extradited from Pakistan and charged with murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky

PC Sharon Beshenivsky
PC Sharon Beshenivsky was shot as she responded to a robbery at a travel agent in Morley Street on November 18 2005. Photograph: West Yorkshire Police/PA

A 74-year-old man has been extradited from Pakistan to be charged with the murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky, who was shot dead in Bradford in 2005.

Piran Ditta Khan was brought back to the UK on Tuesday and taken into custody at a West Yorkshire police station, where he was charged with killing the 38-year-old officer. He is also charged with robbery, two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, and two counts of possession of a prohibited weapon.

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