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12 Facts About Sharon Beshenivsky

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PC Sharon Beshenivsky was a West Yorkshire Police constable shot and killed by a criminal gang during a robbery in Bradford on 18 November 2005, becoming the 7th female police officer in Great Britain to be killed on duty.

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Millburn had joined the force less than two years earlier; Beshenivsky had served only 9 months in the force at the time of her death.

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Sharon Beshenivsky had been serving as a police officer for nine months.

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Sharon Beshenivsky had previously been a police community support officer with West Yorkshire Police.

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Sharon Beshenivsky was the 7th female officer to die in the line of duty in England and Wales and the second female officer to be fatally shot.

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6.

Sharon Beshenivsky had three children and two stepchildren and died on her youngest daughter's fourth birthday.

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Sharon Beshenivsky's funeral took place on 6 January 2006 at Bradford Cathedral.

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8.

Sharon Beshenivsky was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 35 years.

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Sharon Beshenivsky was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 11 years before being considered for parole.

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Sharon Beshenivsky had driven the lead car of the gang's convoy from Leeds to Bradford and acted as a lookout during the robbery.

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11.

Sharon Beshenivsky was charged the next day with the murder of Beshenivsky, appeared before Leeds magistrates, and was remanded into custody.

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12.

Sharon Beshenivsky's appeal was understood to have been made on human rights grounds.

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