Four more arrests after woman shot dead in Talbot Green

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Four more people - two men and two women from the Leicestershire area - have been arrested after the fatal shooting of a woman in Talbot Green. Police are looking for a motive and believe Joanne Penney, aged 40, could have been the victim of mistaken identity.

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00:00South Wales Police have confirmed four more people have been arrested after the fatal

00:07shooting of a woman enlisted in Talbot Green on Sunday.

00:11All of the latest arrests are of people from the Leicestershire area, two women aged 21

00:15and 39, and two men aged 27 and 68.

00:18A police spokesperson has said they are all in police custody and will be questioned.

00:22Their arrests follow that of a 42-year-old man from Port Talbot who remains in police

00:26custody after being taken in by South Wales Police on Sunday.

00:3040-year-old Joanne Penny was shot on Sunday evening after police and other emergency services

00:36were called to the scene at 6.10pm, but despite efforts from ambulance staff, she was pronounced

00:41dead at the scene.

00:45Police said two vehicles, a distinctive beige Nissan Note and a black Volvo XC40 travelled

00:49from the Leicester area on Sunday morning into South Wales before leaving after the

00:54shooting.

00:55Detective Chief Superintendent Kerry Hughes has appealed for information and dash cam

00:59or eyewitness accounts of the cars and their whereabouts on Sunday evening.

01:03He also said the investigation is carrying on at pace and detectives are looking to find

01:08a motive for Joanne Penny's death, including the possibility she was the victim of mistaken

01:13identity, urging anyone with any information on Joanne's death or the crime scene to

01:17come forward.

01:19Police cordons remain near the property where Ms Penny was shot and further up the road

01:23as well.

01:24On Monday, neighbours took flowers to the cordon and described their shock at the incident.

01:30One woman, who laid two bunches of flowers in tribute to Ms Penny, said you couldn't

01:34wish for a lovelier person.

01:36A number of people described their concerns about the area, including allegations of drug

01:41problems.

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