42 years old woman shot dead in London by 16-year-old boy

News Express |10th Dec 2023 | 6,616
 42 years old woman shot dead in London by 16-year-old boy

Lianne Gordon




A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a woman who was shot in Hackney, east London.

Lianne Gordon, 42, died at the scene of the attack outside a home in Lower Clapton on Tuesday evening.

The 16-year-old was arrested in the early hours of Friday and charged on Saturday.

He was also charged with the attempted murder of a 20-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy.

The Met Police made a further charge of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and with possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.

He is due to appear at Barkingside Magistrates' Court on 11 December.(Courtesy, excluding headline, BBC)







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