Five appear in court after man shot and seriously injured in Cambridgeshire

A man in his 20s suffered serious injuries after being shot

Five people charged in connection with an attempted murder have appeared in court. A man in his 20s suffered serious injuries after he was shot in Leverington Common in Gorefield, near Wisbech, at around 1.55am on May 31.

The man remains in a critical, but stable condition, Cambridgeshire Police said. Five people were arrested and later charged in connection with the attempted murder. These were:

• Jesse Hughes, 31, of St Thomas’ Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, has been charged with attempted murder, possession of a firearm, and perverting the course of justice;
• Billy Cameron, 21, of Grosvenor Road, Basildon, Essex, has been charged with conspiracy to murder and perverting the course of justice;
• Brandon Walsh, 29, of Long Riding, Basildon, Essex, has been charged with conspiracy to murder and perverting the course of justice;
• Eleanor Warren, 30, of Willingham Gardens, Flitton, Bedfordshire, has been charged with perverting the course of justice;
• Leah Foley, 34, of Byrd Court, Basildon, with assisting an offender.

All five appeared at Luton Magistrates Court on Wednesday, July 22. The five defendants will next appear at Cambridge Crown Court on Wednesday, August 19, for a trial and custody hearing.

All defendants, except Eleanor Warren, have been remanded in custody. Warren has been granted conditional bail, with conditions including a curfew and no contact to be made with the other defendants.

Cambridgeshire Police also arrested a 35-year-old man from March on suspicion of attempted murder. He was released on police bail and is due to return to Thorpe Wood Police Station in Peterborough on August 31.