{"id":30940,"date":"2017-05-04T09:25:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T09:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=30940"},"modified":"2017-05-04T09:25:29","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T09:25:29","slug":"woman-pretended-swedish-model-entice-man-help-murder-police-officer-handmade-grenades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=30940","title":{"rendered":"Woman pretended to be Swedish model to entice man to help her murder police officer with handmade grenades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Christine Connor was branded an \u201cextremely dangerous individual\u201d after she used pictures of Swedish model, fashion designer and blogger Sanne Andersson without her knowledge<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30941\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/PAY-Christine-Connor-Court-1_-Lewisnu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/PAY-Christine-Connor-Court-1_-Lewisnu.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/PAY-Christine-Connor-Court-1_-Lewisnu-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/PAY-Christine-Connor-Court-1_-Lewisnu-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/PAY-Christine-Connor-Court-1_-Lewisnu-310x205.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Christine Connor arriving at court in Belfast, Northern Ireland<\/p>\n<p>A would-be cop killer pretended to be a stunning Swedish model to entice a man into helping her try and murder a police officer.<\/p>\n<p>Christine Connor has been described by police as a \u201clone wolf\u201d after she admitted the attempted murder of a PSNI officer in Belfast, Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>But she used a fake profile of Swedish model, fashion designer and blogger Sanne Andersson to entice an Englishman into her scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Connor pleaded guilty despite protesting that she did not do it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post1\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"box shadow  \"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"fa tie-shortcode-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BTpMnHQlgqB\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Sanne Andersson (@sannealexandra)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-05-03T20:31:48+00:00\">May 3, 2017 at 1:31pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" defer=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The 31-year-old admitted to a string of terrorist offences at Belfast Crown Court.<\/p>\n<p>They included the attempted murder of a police officer on May 28, 2013 in which she tricked police by claiming a vulnerable woman was being attacked at a property on the Crumlin Road.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after she admitted the attack, a senior police officer described Connor as an \u201cextremely dangerous individual\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Serious Crime Branch chief Detective Superintendent Kevin Geddes added that she \u201cmeticulously planned\u201d the attack, having tried to kill officers in a \u201cdry-run\u201d on May 16 when a device was thrown and did detonate.<\/p>\n<p>Two devices, described as handmade grenades, were thrown during the May 28 attack leaving officers badly shaken.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if she was working with any dissident group, DS Geddes said she \u201cworked on her own\u201d using the name United Struggle, \u201clike a lone wolf figure\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In an added twist to case, she had enlisted the help of an Englishman, Stuart Downes from Shrewsbury, by communicating online with him using a fake name and profile picture, Belfast Live reports.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Downes had been due to stand trial, but took his own life last year.<\/p>\n<p>It has now emerged that the fake profile involved using online pictures of Swedish model, fashion designer and blogger Sanne Andersson without her knowledge or consent.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30942\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Christine-Connor-case.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Christine-Connor-case.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Christine-Connor-case-300x253.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"in-article-image\" data-mod=\"image\" data-init=\"true\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Serious Crime Branch chief Detective Superintendent Kevin Geddes<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">(Photo: PA)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ms Andersson is engaged to Jacob Josefson, who plays for the New Jersey Devils in the National Hockey League in the US.<\/p>\n<p>Connor refused to stand yesterday when when the six charges were put to her.<\/p>\n<p>When she was asked to enter a plea to the charges, she replied by saying: \u201cI am not guilty, but on advice I will plead guilty.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post2\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Adv<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bagfactory.com.hk\/216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sun Winning Ind Co<\/strong><\/span><\/a>: Manufacture of Canvas Bag, Recycle Bad in China<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theunitravel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheUniTravel.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span> : Find the latest\u00a0<em>travel<\/em>\u00a0and tourism\u00a0<em>news<\/em>\u00a0from around the world. Stay informed with\u00a0<em>travel news<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>updates<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n\n<p>She was charged with possessing explosives &#8211; namely improvised explosive devices &#8211; with intent to endanger life on May 16, and of causing an explosion on the same date.<\/p>\n<p>She was also charged with three offences arising from a pipe bomb attack on a police vehicle in the Ballysillan area of the city on May 28, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Connor, whose address cannot be disclosed due to a reporting restriction, was charged with possessing explosives &#8211; namely improvised explosive devices &#8211; with intent to endanger life on May 28 , and of causing an explosion on the same date, as well as attempting to murder a police constable.<\/p>\n<p>When the attempted murder charge was put to her, Connor replied: \u201cI am most definitely not guilty of that, but on advice I will plead guilty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Defence barrister Arthur Harvey QC, representing Connor, revealed she has been diagnosed with \u201ctwo serious medical complaints\u201d which required \u201cfurther diagnostic tests\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Judge McFarland branded the offences as \u201cserious matters\u201d, but granted her bail ahead of sentencing on June 20.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking afterwards, DS Geddes said the case had been \u201chugely complex and unusual\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cChristine Connor\u2019s deceitfulness knew no bounds and involved using a fictitious name and a profile picture that bore no resemblance to her when communicating online with Stuart Downes to plan this sickening attack on officers who were simply carrying out their core job of protecting their community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe had two attempts at murdering police officers on two separate dates and both involved her making hoax 999 calls to lure them to where she was hiding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer first attempt did not result in injury, although the improvised explosive device did detonate. However Christine used this as a \u2018trial run\u2019 for the attack on May 28 when she threw two IEDs at officers, which resulted in my colleagues being very badly shaken but thankfully not injured.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is just sheer good fortune that they were not killed or seriously injured. What is clear though is the total disregard Christine had for the people within this community who also could have been seriously injured or killed.<\/p>\n<p>The shrapnel from the devices travelled for 35 metres and was found lodged in the homes of local people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A claim of responsibility for the attack on May 28, 2013 made from a public telephone box in the Shrewsbury area formed a \u201cmajor part\u201d of the PSNI enquiry.<\/p>\n<p>This resulted in the identification of Stuart Downes as a suspect.<\/p>\n<p>CCTV evidence obtained in the vicinity of the May 28 attack in the Crumlin Road, resulted in the identification of Christine Connor as a suspect, police added.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christine Connor was branded an \u201cextremely dangerous individual\u201d after she used pictures of Swedish model, fashion designer and blogger Sanne Andersson without her knowledge Christine Connor arriving at court in Belfast, Northern Ireland A would-be cop killer pretended to be a stunning Swedish model to entice a man into helping her try and murder a &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30943,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38],"tags":[2187],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.7.1 - 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