Seventh man charged over Leneghan killing

A seventh man has been charged with the murder of 16-year-old Mary-Ann Leneghan in a park in Reading, England police said today…

A seventh man has been charged with the murder of 16-year-old Mary-Ann Leneghan in a park in Reading, England police said today.

Joshua Morally (22) from London, was also charged with kidnap and the attempted murder of Mary-Ann's friend. He will appear before magistrates today.

Six other men will appear in two courts today charged over the murder of the teenager, whose father is from Co Mayo.

Two men were charged with the murder yesterday evening and will appear before Reading magistrates; another four will appear by video link at Reading Crown Court.

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Mary-Ann died from a stab wound to the neck earlier this month in an attack that police have described as "horrendous".

Her friend, who cannot be named for legal reasons, survived being shot in the head.

Michael Johnson (18) was charged with murder, attempted murder and kidnap yesterday, and Myron Hiliaire, (18) was charged with possession of a prohibited weapon.

Llewellyn Olemide Adams (23), Adrian Thomas (19), Indrit Krasniqi (18) and Jamaile Morally (21) - all from London - will appear before Reading Crown Court after being charged earlier in the investigation.

Mr Adams, Mr Krasniqi and Mr Thomas are charged with Mary-Ann's kidnap and murder and attempted murder of her friend; Mr Morally faces an additional charge of rape.

The two teenage girls were abducted from a car park in Reading on May 6th by a group of up to six men in their late teens or early twenties.

They were driven to a guest house where they were sexually assaulted and then taken in a car to a local park where Mary-Ann was killed and her friend shot.

PA