Four men charged with woman's 2022 shooting murder

Four men have been charged with murdering a woman who was shot to death in her own home two and a half years ago.

Jacqueline Rutter, 53, was shot in the chest on Meadowbrook Road, Moreton, Wirral, on 30 October 2022.

Simon Allen, 54, James Byrne, 23, Barrie Glynn, 46, and David Harrison, 58, are due to appear at Liverpool Magistrates' Court on Thursday charged with her murder.

They are also charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life.

A fifth person - Anna McGinn, 25, of Birkenhead - has been charged with assisting an offender.

Merseyside Police warned the public that criminal proceedings against all five were now active so it was "extremely important" there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice proceedings.

Detectives urged anyone with information about the shooting to come forward.

The charges in full:

• Simon Allen, 54, of no fixed abode, is charged with murder, possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life or enable another to do so
• James Byrne, 23, of no fixed abode, is charged with murder, possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life or enable another to do so
• Barrie Glynn, 46, of Westway in Heswall, is charged with murder, possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life or enable another to do so
• David Harrison, 58, of Old Meadow Road in Pensby, is charged with murder, possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life or enable another to do so
• Anna McGinn, 25, of Frankby Stiles, in Birkenhead is charged with two counts of assisting an offender

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