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Penney

[pen-ee]

noun

  1. J(ames) C(ash), 1875–1971, U.S. retail merchant.



Penney

/ ˈpɛnɪ /

noun

  1. William George, Baron Penney of East Hendred. 1909–91, British mathematician. He worked on the first atomic bomb and became chairman of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (1964–67)

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He said when Ms Penney opened the door she was "instantly shot to the heart with a single bullet from a handgun at close range".

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The court heard the house was associated with drug abuse and that it was not Ms Penney's home address.

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Joanne Penney, 40, was shot when she opened the door at Llys Illtyd flats in Talbot Green, Rhondda Cynon Taf, on 9 March 2025.

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When they arrived, they found Ms Penney on the floor of the living room with a single gunshot wound to the left hand side of her chest.

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TZICC, owned by a Taiwanese national, has been operational in Lesotho since 1999, producing sportswear for the likes of JC Penney, Walmart and Costco.

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