Mistaken Identity: Mother Killed in Gang Shooting

0:00On March 21st, a 40-year-old mother of four named Joanne Penny was shot dead at a friend's flat near Cardiff in a tragic case of mistaken identity. A crime gang from the Lester area targeted the wrong person during a rival feud and a 69-year-old driver named Tony Porter ferried them, 120 miles in his car for just 15 pounds. Porter waited nearby during the shooting, but claimed he asked no questions. After a three-and-a-half-month trial at Cardiff Crown Court, he was cleared of murder and manslaughter, but convicted of aiding an organized crime. Group 5 others faced full conviction for the murder. The 21-year-old gunman, Marcus Hunley, drug dealer, Joshua Gordon, who was 27. Jordan Mills Smith at 33, Melissa Qualey-Dasper, who was 40, and 22-year-old Christina Genova. The attack stemmed from a botched hit after one of Gordon's dealers got jumped by rivals, beating the group to storm the door and fire a single fatal shot. Porter drew a 22-month sentence, but will likely walk free soon, having served most of it

1:02on remand, as the court wraps up this heartbreaking, chapter of Needless Violence.