For the first time, the chilling 999 call that Dale Cregan made to lure PCs Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes to their deaths has been released.

Cregan made the bogus 999 call under the false name Adam Gartree.

Adopting a friendly tone, Cregan claimed he had just seen a yob throw a paving slab at the back of the house.

The police call-handler assured him an officer would be there within an hour and Cregan replied: “All right. Thanks very much. I’ll be waiting.” After a pause, he repeated: “I’ll be waiting.”

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The two unarmed Pcs were gunned down moments after they had pulled into Abbey Gardens and stepped out of their liveried VW Transporter van.

They were unaware Cregan was watching them as they walked towards the gate to the front garden.

He shouted 'police' when he saw them coming and opened fire on the two officers probably before they knocked on the door.