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| Man jailed over crossfire death | Man jailed over crossfire death |
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| A man has been jailed for at least 20 years for the murder of a care assistant caught in a shoot-out. | A man has been jailed for at least 20 years for the murder of a care assistant caught in a shoot-out. |
| Magda Pniewska, 26, was shot in the head in New Cross, south London, in October last year. | Magda Pniewska, 26, was shot in the head in New Cross, south London, in October last year. |
| She was talking on her mobile to her family in Poland when she was shot. Her sister told the Old Bailey she heard Ms Pniewska's last breath down the phone. | She was talking on her mobile to her family in Poland when she was shot. Her sister told the Old Bailey she heard Ms Pniewska's last breath down the phone. |
| Armel Gnango, 18, was jailed for life for murder when he was sentenced at St Albans Crown Court. | |
| He had also been found guilty of attempted murder and possessing a gun to endanger life. | |
| Mr Justice Cook told him: "The fact of the matter is that you went armed to find your man who then shot at you and a gun fight ensued. | |
| "Either of you might have been killed. You plainly intended to kill the other and instead of either of you dying an innocent nursing assistant was killed instead." | |
| The Old Bailey jury during the trial in May was told it was not Gnango's weapon which fired the fatal bullet but he was still responsible for the killing because he was involved in the gunfight. | |
| The second teenager was also arrested but not charged, the court heard. |