Doorstep murder accused claims he was 'set up' - court

A MAN accused of murdering a woman who was shot in the heart on her doorstep claims he felt "set up" after a fellow drug dealer produced a gun and fired it at her.

- PHILIP DEWEY

When asked how he felt about the woman's death, he said: "Devastated, no-one should die, not like that, it's crazy."

Joanne Penney, 40, was shot in the chest at close range when she opened the front door of a house in Llys Illtyd in Talbot Green on March 9 this year. The 40-year-old died moments later.

The prosecution say the killing was part of a "clash" between rival criminal gangs involved in a turf war over drugs.

Marcus Huntley, 21, of Orchard Park, St Mellons, Cardiff, pleaded guilty to murdering Ms Penney the day after a trial began.

Jordan Mills-Smith, 33, of Bryn Celyn, Pentwyn, Cardiff; Joshua Gordon, 27, of London Road, Oadby Leicestershire; Kristina Ginova, 21, of London Road, Oadby, Leicestershire; Melissa Quailey-Dashper, 40, of Cordelia Close, Leicester; and Tony Porter, 68, of Burdet Close, Braunstone Town, Leicestershire, all deny murder.