Some of the gang members paid for a mini-bus to take them to a brothel on the eve of the robbery and shooting, the court heard.

Francois Baron told the court that he, Shah, the Razzaq brothers, Piran Ditta Khan and a manager from Caradon Estates had gone on the brothel trip. Coach driver Ihjazal Haq told how he picked up eight or nine men from the house in Harehills Lane on November 18. Mr Haq said the men asked him to take them to a "Rundi Bazaar", a Punjabi description. He suggested Winston's in Dewsbury Road, Leeds, but when they got there it had closed. He then suggested Monique's in Kirkstall Road, Leeds, but when they got there that was also closed. Mr Haq phoned a friend who suggested trying Executive massage in Armley, Town Street, and he took them there. He said: "Two occupants got out to see if the place was open. They came back and told them they were on."

Later the men phoned Mr Haq and he picked them up and drove them back to the house in Harehills Lane. CCTV cameras recorded the minibus arriving in Armley just before 1.30am and leaving at 3.15am.

Yusuf Abdillh Jamma, 20, of Small Heath, Birmingham, Raza Ul-Haq Aslam, 25, of Kentish Town, London, and brothers Faisal Razzaq, 25, and Hassan Razzaq, 26, both of Forest Gate, London, plead not guilty to PC Sharon Beshenivsky's murder.

Muzzaker Imtiaz Shah, 25, of London, admits murder and robbery but denies the attempted murder of PC Teresa Milburn. He has also pleaded guilty to two charges of possessing a prohibited weapon and two charges of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.

Aslam and the Razzaq brothers deny robbery but Jamma has admitted that charge. Aslam, the Razzaq brothers and Jamma also plead not guilty to firearms offences.

The trial continues.

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