Police Federation response to the news that the killer of PC Ian Broadhurst has won an appeal

23 July 2008

 

Responding to news that the killer of PC Ian Broadhurst has won an appeal against a life meaning life prison sentence on the grounds of human rights, Julie Nesbit, Chairman of the Constables' Central Committee of the Police Federation of England and Wales, says:

"This is an absolute disgrace and insult to the family, friends and colleagues of PC Ian Broadhurst who was brutally murdered by David Bieber on Boxing Day in 2003. 

"Bieber is a monster. Did he stop to consider Ian's human rights, or the rights of his family, when he shot him dead at point blank range?

"Society expects police officers to put themselves between trouble and the public. The decision today lets down all police officers and is nothing more than a victory and green light for those vicious and senseless thugs who think nothing of taking the life of a police officer."

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