Police killer Dale Cregan posed for the camera in designer clothing inside a maximum security facility.
Cregan, who only has one eye, was seen wearing a £100 Hugo Boss Green Label polo inside Ashworth Hospital in Maghull, a decade after he murdered two dedicated female officers
He is said to have his arm around a family member in the photo, which was shared on Instagram with the caption "the boys." The picture was slammed by Bryn Hughes, whose PC daughter Nicola was shot by Cregan in 2012.
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Former prison officer Bryn, who runs a charity in his daughter’s name, said: “I wish I could pose for pictures with my Nicola.
“However that privilege was cruelly taken away from us in September 2012 in a cowardly act. All we have is to look at is old images and wonder what she would be doing, how much she has changed and how she should be enjoying her life.”
Cregan, 39, got life in 2013 after admitting four murders, including those of Nicola, 23, and colleague PC Fiona Bone, 32. He is back in Ashworth secure hospital due to his unstable mental state, after stints in mainstream prisons.
The NHS-run centre in Maghull has a more relaxed regime than high-security prisons. Patients are permitted to hug and kiss visiting relatives, hold their hands and pose for pics. Visitors can bring in clothes for patients – who are housed in single rooms with showers – to wear.
Cregan has previously bragged about his stress-free days at Ashworth playing tennis and snooker, cooking pizza and kayaking in a swimming pool.
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