Overview

• Piran Ditta Khan, the alleged mastermind behind the armed robbery that led to PC Sharon Beshenivsky's death in 2005, is on trial nearly 20 years after the incident.
• Khan was arrested in Pakistan in 2020 and extradited to the UK last year to face charges including murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
• Prosecutors argue Khan orchestrated the robbery, hiring armed men and monitoring the event, despite not being present at the shooting.
• Seven men were involved in the robbery, with all but Khan having been previously convicted of various offenses related to the incident.
• PC Beshenivsky was fatally shot at almost point-blank range, while her colleague PC Teresa Milburn was seriously injured but survived.