Woman shot outside pub on Christmas Eve was innocent bystander, murder trial told
The 26-year-old was fatally injured in the shooting shortly before midnight on 24 December 2022
Prosecutor Nigel Power KC said Connor Chapman had been the shooter and had also injured his two intended targets.About a dozen members of Ms Edwards' family were in court as Mr Power opened the case for the prosecution. The court was told the gunman, who Mr Power identified as Mr Chapman, used a Skorpion sub-machine gun, a Czech firearm designed for the security services and the army, and had fatally injured Ms Edwards and hurt five others.He said although the men were injured, Ms Edwards, who was "a wholly innocent bystander", was hit in the head by two bullets.
He outlined a series of events, including injunctions preventing Mr Chapman associating with named individuals, including Mr Duffy and Mr Salkeld, as well as a burglary in November and two shootings in December.
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