"Tanesha had spent parts of the bank holiday in the company of her friends, playing a game called 'penny up' against a garden wall and dancing. There was nothing out of the ordinary about this particular evening and none of the group knew of any reason why anyone would wish to harm Tanesha or any of them."
"At some time after 9pm, Tanesha and her boyfriend were making their way up Chalgrove Road when a car pulled up in front of them. The court heard one of the windows came down and her partner saw 'a hand holding something emerge'. He then saw 'three bright sparks' and described hearing a 'pap, pap, pap' sound which he had likened to fireworks."
"After Tanesha was shot, a friend of hers ran down the road 'to try and get hold of an adult who could call the police'. The teenager's partner had used her phone to call both an ambulance and her family, and neighbours and passers-by came to her aid."
"When the ambulance service arrived, the teenager was 'barely breathing'. Medical professionals found the teenager had suffered severe and uncontrollable bleeding from abdominal injuries caused by the bullet."
On April 2, 2018, Tanesha Melbourne-Blake, a 17-year-old girl, was shot dead in Tottenham, London. She was with friends, playing games and socializing when a car approached. A hand emerged from the vehicle, and shots were fired, resulting in Tanesha being critically injured. Despite immediate assistance from friends and the ambulance service, she suffered severe abdominal injuries and was barely breathing upon arrival at the hospital. Marcus La Croix, 38, is on trial for her murder, with no known motive for the attack.
Read at www.standard.co.uk
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