Mary-Ann murder – fourth man remanded

A fourth man has been remanded in custody, charged with the murder of Reading teenager Mary–Ann Leneghan earlier this month.

Twenty-three-year-old Llewellyn Olemide Adams also faces charges of kidnap and the attempted murder of Mary-Ann’s eighteen-year-old friend.

Yesterday, two men – Adrian Anthony Thompson, 19, and Indrit Krasniqi, 18 –were remanded in custody at Reading Magistrates Court. They were also charged with Mary-Ann’s murder, as well as kidnap and attempted murder.

A fourth man, Jamaile Morally, 21, was remanded in custody on Saturday. He has been charged with the rape of Mary-Ann’s friend, as well as murder, attempted murder and kidnap.

All four men are due to appear at Reading Crown Court on Thursday.

Sixteen-year-old Mary-Ann and her friend are alleged to have been abducted from a pub car park in Reading on May 6.

They were taken to a local guesthouse, where they were subjected to physical and sexual assaults before being taken to Prospect Park, where Mary-Ann’s body was discovered in the early morning of May 7. She had died from a stab wound to the neck.

Her eighteen-year-old friend survived the attack, despite suffering a gunshot wound.

(KMcA/SP)