A driver was paid just £15 for transporting a crime gang 120 miles to shoot dead an innocent mother-of-four in a mistaken identity killing.
Former shopworker Joanne Penney, 40, was frying bacon and eggs as she innocently answered a knock at the door and was shot.
She called out: ‘I’ve been shot’ and staggered backwards before she died seconds later from the single bullet wound to the heart.
Tony Porter, 69, had driven his Nissan Note from the Leicester area to South Wales where Joanne was killed in a case of mistaken identity.
Porter had transported gang members to the scene where the killing was carried out and waited in his car around the corner as it happened.
Porter was found not guilty of murder and manslaughter, but was convicted of participating in the activities of an organised crime gang.
Three men and two women were convicted of Joanne’s murder following a three-and-a-half month trial at Cardiff Crown Court.
The gunman and two accomplices were hoping to attack a rival crime gang – but shot mum Joanne by mistake and fled from the scene in Talbot Green, near Cardiff.
Former shopworker Joanne Penney, 40, was frying bacon and eggs as she innocently answered a knock at the door and was shot
Tony Porter, 69, had driven his Nissan Note from the Leicester area to South Wales where Joanne was killed in a case of mistaken identity
Marcus Huntley, 21, took a selfie with the pistol the day before the murder
A sentencing hearing told Porter was paid ‘pocket money’ of just £10 or £15 for driving on the day of Joanne’s killing.
David Elias, defending said: ‘As a result of his activities in the organised crime group, Mr Porter ended up being close to a serious offence.
‘That was something that occurred and there was no evidence Mr Porter knew anything about that.
Mr Justice Fordham told Porter he had been ‘very helpful’ and ‘cheap’ to the drug gang as he ‘did not ask questions’
Porter, of Braunstone Town, Leicestershire, was sentenced to 22 months imprisonment.
Cardiff Crown Court heard due to the length of time served on remand Porter can be free to serve the rest of his sentence on licence.
Gunman Marcus Huntley, 21 pleaded guilty to murder and co-defendants Joshua Gordon, Jordan Mills-Smith, Melissa Quailey-Dashper, Kristina Ginova were also found guilty.
Drug dealer Joshua Gordon, 27, was said to have arranged the blundered attack after one of his dealers was attacked by a rival drugs gang.
Footage shows Huntley, Mills-Smith and Quailey-Dashper walking up to the door of the flat, with Huntley armed with the handgun
Melissa Quailey-Dashper, 40, from Leicester (left) and Kristina Ginova, 22, from Leicestershire have been found guilty of murder
Jordan Mills-Smith, 33, of Pentwyn, Cardiff (left) and Joshua Gordon, 27, of Oadby, Leicestershire (right) have been found guilty of murder
Joanne had been staying with friends after being made homeless and was cooking bacon and eggs in the kitchen when she went to the door and was shot.
Joanne’s family said: ‘We are devastated by the tragic loss of our beloved Joanne. She was a daughter, mother, sister, and niece – loved deeply by all who knew her.
‘Her kindness, strength, and love for her family will never be forgotten.
‘During this incredibly difficult time, we ask for privacy as we grieve and begin to process this unimaginable loss.
‘We appreciate the support and condolences from the community and kindly request that our family be given the space to mourn in peace.’
