Estate raided weeks before murders

Sep 20 2012

Armed police staged a raid at a housing estate weeks before two officers were targeted at an address there in a fatal gun and grenade attack, sources have confirmed.

A search took place on the morning of August 16 at a house on the Hattersley estate in Greater Manchester as part of the investigation to trace wanted murder suspect Dale Cregan.

Pc Nicola Hughes, 23, and Pc Fiona Bone, 32, were killed at a different address on the estate on Tuesday when they responded to a report of a burglary in the area.

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