Dissident republicans convicted of murdering a policeman in the North robbed his widow of her soulmate, a court heard today.

The widow of a murdered PSNI officer said she felt pity for his killers as she watched them being convicted and jailed for life.

Two men were found guilty and jailed for life today for the murder of a police officer shot dead by dissident republicans in the North.

A policeman shot by dissident republicans was lured to his death, the trial of two men accused of his murder heard.