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Phil Cardy

Police killer Dale Cregan wears designer togs in family snap as victims' families suffer

One-eyed police killer Dale Cregan brazenly poses for the camera in designer togs while in a maximum security facility.

A decade after he murdered two dedicated female officers, Cregan sported the trendy £100 Hugo Boss Green Label polo inside Ashworth Hospital.

Sister Kelly posted the snap of her son Oliver Cregan, 20, with his arm around his killer uncle.

She captioned the social media picture: “The boys.”

The insensitive post was slammed by Bryn Hughes – whose PC daughter Nicola was shot by Cregan in 2012.

PC Fiona Bone was killed by Dale Cregan (PA)
PC Nicola Hughes was also killed by Cregan (PA)

Former prison officer Bryn, who runs a charity in his daughter’s name, said: “I wish I could pose for pictures with my Nicola.

“However that privilege was cruelly taken away from us in September 2012 in a cowardly act. All we have is to look at is old images and wonder what she would be doing, how much she has changed and how she should be enjoying her life.”

Cregan, 39, got life in 2013 after admitting four murders, including those of Nicola, 23, and colleague PC Fiona Bone, 32.

He is back in Ashworth secure hospital due to his unstable mental state, after stints in mainstream prisons.

The NHS-run centre in Merseyside has a more relaxed regime than high-security prisons. Patients are permitted to hug and kiss visiting relatives, hold their hands and pose for pics.

Visitors can bring in clothes for patients – who are housed in single rooms with showers – to wear.

Estate agent Kelly and sister Stacey often share snaps on Instagram of their killer relative. Kelly’s other son, Oscar, Oliver’s twin, is in prison for drug dealing.

Cregan has previously bragged about his stress-free days at Ashworth playing tennis and snooker, cooking pizza and kayaking in a swimming pool.

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