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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy-Clare Martin

Girl, 17, killed in drive-by shooting day after rapper suffered social media humiliation in gang feud, jury told

Tanesha Melbourne-Blake, 17, was shot from a vehicle in Tottenham, north London in 2018 - (PA Media)

A 17-year-old girl was killed in a drive-by shooting the day after a rapper was beaten and humiliated on social media following a series of violent “tit for tat” attacks between rival North London gangs, a court has heard.

Jurors were told Tanesha Melbourne-Blake, who had been outside playing a “penny up” game with friends, may not have been the intended target when she was gunned down in Tottenham seven years ago.

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