PC Beshenivsky killer's driver jailed for gun supply operation

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 16:33 · Archive

The getaway driver for the gang that killed PC Sharon Beshenivsky in 2005 has been sentenced for supplying firearms to criminals.

Faisal Razzaq, 45, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for supplying reactivated blank firing handguns to criminals across London. Scotland Yard's Specialist Crime Command identified him as playing a leading role in the underworld gun supply operation.

The weapons were converted by Thomas McKenna, 60, described as a far-right extremist who stockpiled weapons and spoke of 'prepping for war' with Muslims. McKenna operated from the Buckles Lane caravan site in South Ockenden, Essex, where he had established a hidden arms 'factory' to supply the criminal underworld.

In a bugged conversation, Razzaq told an associate, Abdul Rahman Saleh, that if police attempted to detain him, he should shoot at them to escape. He told Saleh: 'Feds try and grab you, just shoot at the car, shoot in the air.'

Razzaq was the getaway driver for the gang responsible for the armed robbery in which PC Sharon Beshenivsky was killed in 2005.

How it is being reported

• Getaway driver for robbery gang that murdered PC Sharon Beshenivsky is jailed again for his part in an underworld gun supply operationFaisal Razzaq, 45, was identified by Scotland Yard's Specialist Crime Command as the supplier of reactivated blank firing handguns to criminals across London.Daily Mail · 22 Oct, 16:13
• PC Sharon Beshenivsky killer jailed over underworld guns operationA getaway driver for the gang who shot dead PC Sharon Beshenivsky in an armed robbery has been given a life sentence with a minimum term of eight years over his role in an underworld gun business.Sky News · 21 Oct, 15:20

In this story: Faisal Razzaq · PC Sharon Beshenivsky · Thomas McKenna · Abdul Rahman Saleh · Scotland Yard · London · South Ockenden

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