Second life term for PC killer over gun conspiracy

One of the men convicted of killing a police officer has been handed a second life sentence for his role in a gun conspiracy.

Faisal Razzaq started selling firearms to criminals after he served a prison sentence for his role in a botched robbery that ended in PC Sharon Beshenivsky being shot dead in Bradford, West Yorkshire.

Razzaq was convicted of manslaughter in 2006 and was sentenced to life with a minimum of 11 years in prison. He was given parole in 2017.

The 45-year-old was one of six people sentenced on Thursday for his involvement in a firearms conspiracy which supplied weapons to gangs across London.

When Razzaq was given parole after he served his manslaughter sentence, he lived in Edgware, north London, and began running a luxury car hire business.

During this time he obtained guns and sold them to criminal customers.

Judge Hannah Kinch sentenced him to life with a minimum of eight years in prison, and told the court that the seriousness of gun crime "could not be overstated".

She said: "Criminals use guns to terrorise others… Guns kill, they maim, they devastate the lives of their victims.

"It is no exaggeration to say that guns are a modern plague on our streets."

Razzaq previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to sell or transfer banned guns, possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life and two counts of possessing a firearm and ammunition when banned.

Five others were given a custodial sentence on Thursday for their roles in the gun conspiracy.

• Robert Dorey, 45, was given eight years
• Ricky Dorey, 44, was given 10 years
• Abdul Rahman Saleh, 32, was given seven years and six months
• Patrick Loughnane, 59, was given eight years and six months
• Tammy Rigg, 40, was given five years and three months

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