Four charged with murder after mum is shot dead at block of flats

Four radical person been charged with execution aft a 40-year-old pistillate was changeable dormant astatine a artifact of flats connected Sunday.

Joanne Penney died aft being changeable astatine Green Park successful Talbot Green, Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Police said they were considering respective lines of inquiry, including that Ms Penney could person been a victim of mistaken identity.

South Wales Police said a 5th idiosyncratic was charged with assisting an offender. They are owed to look earlier Cardiff magistrates connected Saturday.

Ms Penney's family described her arsenic a daughter, mother, sister and niece who was "deeply loved by each who knew her".

The 5 charged, 3 men and 2 women, are:

• Marcus Huntley, 20, from St Mellons, Cardiff, charged with murder
• Melissa Quailey-Dashper, 39, from Leicester, charged with murder
• Joshua Gordon, 27, from Oadby, Leicestershire, charged with murder
• Tony Porter, 68, from Braunstone Town, Leicestershire, charged with execution and participating successful the transgression activities of an organised transgression group
• Kistina Ginova , 21, from Oadby, Leicestershire, charged with assisting offender

A 32-year-old antheral was besides arrested connected Friday evening successful the Suffolk country arsenic portion of the probe.

Det Chief Supt Ceri Hughes said: "Our squad of detectives and specializer unit are continuing to portion unneurotic the circumstances down Joanne's tragic death.

"I would inactive impulse anyone who has information, either astir her decease oregon what happened astatine the spot successful Llys Illtyd connected Sunday evening, to travel guardant – the smallest portion of accusation could beryllium of captious importance."

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