Criminal status Imprisoned Conviction(s) Murder | Name Dale Cregan | |
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Born 6 June 1983 (age 40) ( 1983-06-06 ) Tameside, Greater Manchester, England Criminal penalty Life sentence with a whole life order Siblings Kellly Cregan, Dean Cregan | ||
Parents Paul Cregan, Anita Cregan | ||
Dale cregan case in depth report after sentencing
Dale Christopher Cregan (born 6 June 1983) is an English convicted drug-dealer and murderer who is sentenced to a whole life order in prison for four counts of murder (including the killing of two police officers) and three separate counts of attempted murder, meaning that he will never be released from prison.
Contents
- Dale cregan case in depth report after sentencing
- Dale Cregan and the trap to kill police
- Murders and subsequent convictions
- References
Dale Cregan and the trap to kill police
Murders and subsequent convictions
On 25 May 2012, Cregan shot dead Mark Short, 23, in the Cotton Tree pub in Droylsden, Greater Manchester. In the same incident, he tried to kill three other men. On 10 August, he killed Mark Short's father, 46-year-old David Short, at his house in Clayton, Manchester by shooting him nine times with a Glock pistol and then throwing a M75 hand grenade onto him, blowing his body apart.
On 18 September 2012, Cregan made a hoax emergency call to the police. Police Constables Nicola Hughes, 23, and Fiona Bone, 32, Greater Manchester Police officers, were mobilised to Cregan's call in Hattersley. He claimed that there had been an incident of criminal damage at his house.
When they arrived, Cregan ambushed the constables, shooting them and throwing an M75 hand grenade at them. Both officers were hit by at least eight bullets as Cregan fired 32 shots in 31 seconds. He later handed himself in at a local police station, admitting to killing Hughes and Bone. He was swiftly charged with these murders, and soon afterwards charged with the murders of Mark and David Short.
During his trial, which began on 4 February 2013, Cregan was detained at Manchester Prison. The trial was held at Preston Crown Court, where scaffolding was erected to accommodate armed officers. Police snipers watched over the building from nearby offices. The daily convoy, carrying Cregan between Manchester and Preston, included two prison vans, police cars, motorcycle outriders and a helicopter. In total, 120 Greater Manchester Police officers were deployed daily. The total cost of the trial was in excess of £5 million.
Cregan was convicted of all four murders and of three attempted murders in the Mark Short incident. Cregan was sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole life order on 13 June 2013.
In August 2013 it was reported that Cregan was on hunger strike at HM Prison Full Sutton. He was moved to Ashworth Hospital in September 2013.