Marcus Huntley, who has admitted to the killing of Joanne Penney, was 'obsessed' with stealing drugs from the property where he died, Cardiff Crown Court has heard (Image: WALES NEWS SERVICE)

A man who shot dead a woman in Talbot Green had previously "obsessively" shared plans to steal drugs from the property where he killed her, a court has heard.

Joshua Gordon, 27, who denies murder of Joanne Penney in Talbot Green on March 9, told Cardiff Crown Court on Wednesday how he pleaded with Marcus Huntley, 21, who has already admitted killing Ms Penney at the house at Llys Illtyd, to rethink a plan to steal drugs in the days before Ms Penney died.

Continuing to give evidence in the trial on Wednesday, Gordon told the jury he had been "operating as a successful drug dealer in and around the

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