Dale Cregan Nicola Hughes John Scheerhout Manchester reports shock target ten Dale Cregan Nicola Hughes John Scheerhout Manchester

The bravest of cops, a cowardly killer - the awful truth about Dale Cregan, ten years on

Reading now: 325
manchestereveningnews.co.uk

PCs Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes didn't stand a chance as they responded to what they thought was a routine report of a burglary.

The pair stepped out of their police van and walked up to the front door of a three-bed maisonette, into a slaughter that was so gratuitous the shock still reverberates today. Inside was one-eyed fugitive Dale Cregan - wanted for murdering two gangland rivals.

Before the officers had even knocked on, the merciless killer burst through the door, shouted 'police' and unleashed a hail of bullets on the two unarmed officers, probationers who had only just joined GMP.

He tossed a hand grenade on their dying bodies and then calmly handed himself in at the nearest police station. Ten years on, M.E.N.

Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA