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flag Piran Ditta Khan, convicted of killing PC Sharon Beshenivsky in a 2005 robbery, died in prison at 76 from lung cancer.

flag Piran Ditta Khan, the man convicted of masterminding the 2005 murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky during a travel agency robbery, died in prison on February 21, 2025, at age 76 from lung cancer. flag He had fled to Pakistan after the crime, was captured in 2020, and sentenced in May 2024 to a minimum 40-year term. flag An inquest confirmed he was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in June 2024, underwent chemotherapy, and died after being hospitalized for stroke-like symptoms. flag The case, which drew national attention, centered on the fatal shooting of the officer on her daughter’s fourth birthday.

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