Jailed policeman killer’s ‘absurd’ attempt to get a cushy life

Killer handed thousands of pounds to sue the prison service.

The widow of a murdered cop has blasted the killer for wasting £10,000 of taxpayers’ money fighting for a cushier life in prison.

Maniac David Bieber, a former US Marine, shot PC Ian Broadhurst point-blank in the head in a shocking execution-style murder on Boxing Day 2003.

But the Sunday Post can reveal the killer has been handed at least £9,745 to sue the prison service EIGHT times.

PC Broadhurst’s widow Eilisa, 35, of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, has branded such a use of public money “disgusting”.

She said: “I can’t understand how he can spend thousands upon thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money when he’s not got a leg to stand on.

“It is nearly 11 years down the line and he is still not accepting any responsibility for what he’s done.”

The cost of legal aid for 48-year-old Bieber’s challenges has been obtained by The Sunday Post under Freedom of Information laws.

The majority of the money has been spent on a series of Judicial Reviews after the whining prisoner who has tried to escape at least twice complained about the maximum security prison conditions in jail.

Earlier this year, a High Court judge dismissed as “absurd” attempts to have his security downgraded at County Durham’s tough Frankland jail.

Mr Justice Mostyn threw out the case, saying it had only been brought to make Bieber’s life “a little more comfortable”.

It is one of four cases revealed by the Ministry of Justice for which he received legal aid and have already been settled or dismissed at a cost of £5,535.23.

Hundreds more has been spent on a claim under the human rights act, after Bieber complained keeping him locked up for the rest of his life was cruel.

A spokesman said another four yet undecided cases have cost the taxpayer £4,209.76 so far a figure expected to rise once the cases are completed.

Bieber shot PC Broadhurst, 34, and two of his colleagues when they pulled over his stolen BMW in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

The steroid-addicted bodybuilder opened fire, severely wounding two of the traffic cops before calmly walking up to PC Broadhurst and blasting him in the head as he begged for mercy.

Bieber, a former drug dealer, then went on the run before being tracked to a hotel in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.

He was arrested by police who found the murder weapon a 9mm pistol with 14 rounds in the magazine and one ready to fire in his hotel room, along with another 205 home-made rounds.

He was given a “full life” sentence at Newcastle Crown Court in 2004, later reduced to 37 years.

In the meantime Scottish-born Eilisa has spent the last decade struggling to re-build her life without her husband.

She said: “Ian was my life. I haven’t got any children and I’ve never met anybody since it happened.”

She described Bieber as “disgusting” adding: “If he died tomorrow I couldn’t care less. It would be a relief because I’d never have to hear about him again.”

A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said the Government had now changed the rules so legal aid solicitors are not paid for “completely unarguable” cases.

He said: “We are committed to spending taxpayers’ money wisely, and legal aid resources should only be available where necessary.This is another example of why we are right to make big changes to the system.”