Police officer shot dead hours before daughter's fourth birthday party

A police officer shot dead during an armed robbery planned by an Aberdeen businessman was due to attend her daughter's birthday party at the end of her shift.

The 38-year-old's husband and children watched as the last of the men involved in the robbery to be convicted was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on Friday. In a victim personal statement in January 2009, Paul Beshenivsky described how his wife had loved being a police officer, the court heard. He told the court Pc Beshenivsky and Pc Milburn discussed whether they should respond to the request, and decided to volunteer when it was repeated for the fourth time.

The court heard Pc Milburn "still can't understand why they were shot" as they had made no attempt to arrest the three men and posed no threat to them.

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