A trial is taking place at Liverpool Crown Court.
Environmental health worker Ashley Dale was killed in her home in Old Swan, Liverpool, in the early hours of August 21 last year after gunman James Witham, who admits manslaughter, kicked down her front door.
At Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday, neighbours of Miss Dale, who cannot be named for legal reasons, gave evidence about the night of the shooting.One woman said she had been in her bedroom watching television at about 12.30am when she heard a “loud drilling noise” which lasted two to three seconds.She added: “I heard a girl scream, then I heard her scream again saying ‘get the f*** out’.
A third woman described hearing a bang which sounded like someone shutting the lid of a wheelie bin, followed by two bangs which sounded like gunshots or fireworks and, immediately after, a female scream.The court heard from Pc Christopher Sinnott, who was one of the first officers at the house after the shooting.
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