{"id":917,"date":"2026-05-05T19:06:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T19:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/hero-mum-saves-life-of-a-child-seconds-before-she-is-killed-in-bristol-grenade-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T19:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T19:06:16","slug":"hero-mum-saves-life-of-a-child-seconds-before-she-is-killed-in-bristol-grenade-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/hero-mum-saves-life-of-a-child-seconds-before-she-is-killed-in-bristol-grenade-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Hero mum saves life of a child seconds before she is killed in Bristol &#8216;grenade attack&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_cd6cce\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Neighbours have spoken of the moment a blast left two dead in Bristol as police say Joanne Shaw&#8217;s death has been registered as a homicide &#8211; while admitting that people will be &#8216;shocked and upset&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37114966\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A picture of Jo Shaw\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Screenshot-2026-05-05-at-170215JPG.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Jo Shaw, 35, was killed in the blast at the house in Bristol on Sunday morning\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Jo Shaw, 35, was killed in the blast at the house in Bristol on Sunday morning<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The woman killed in a horror blast in <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/bristol\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Bristol<\/a> died a hero \u2013 after putting a child in the garden moments before the <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/bristol-grenade-explosion-victims-named-37112641\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">explosion.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A neighbour last night told how Joanne Shaw, 35, instructed the youngster to play outside on the <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/money\/shopping-deals\/best-trampolines-uk-21914780\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">trampoline<\/a> when an argument erupted in the early hours of Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Stuart Blanchard, who lives a few doors down, said: \u201cI spoke to the guy who called 999 and he said the child was out on the trampoline. It will haunt [them].<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;She probably told [the child] to go out there to get out of the way of them arguing. I was woken to her [Joanne] shouting \u2018go away, go away\u2019 and then there was this loud boom that shook my door and windows.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37114971\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37114971\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A picture of Ryan Kelly\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778007976_336_0_Ryan-Kelly.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Jo's former partner Ryan Kelly, 41, also suffered fatal injuries in the blast\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Jo&#8217;s former partner Ryan Kelly, 41, also suffered fatal injuries in the blast<cite aria-label=\"Image: Police handout\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Police handout)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He spoke hours after Avon and Somerset Police named Joanne and ex-partner Ryan Kelly, 41, as the two victims. The force said the couple had a history of domestic incidents and referred itself to the police watchdog.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Kelly, 41, who was previously convicted for being a foot soldier in a Breaking Bad-style drugs gang, allegedly arrived at Joanne\u2019s home with a grenade and detonated it on the doorstep.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Neighbour Stuart continued: &#8220;The partner\u2019s [Kelly&#8217;s] gone there in a mental state. It wasn\u2019t Jo\u2019s house, it was her parent\u2019s, she just lived there. She had split up with him and I think she moved there to escape from him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He added: &#8220;Another friend said he saw the police giving Jo CPR but when the explosives team arrived they had to leave in case there were more explosions. It was awful for them. I used to see Jo most mornings when I was walking the dog, she was a lovely woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37114969\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37114969\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A forensic officer at the scene of the house explosion in Bristol\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778007976_753_0_Explosion-which-killed-two-caused-by-hand-grenade-set-off-by-ex.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Three other people, including a child, suffered minor injuries during the incident at a house in Sterncourt Road.\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Three other people, including a child, suffered minor injuries during the incident at a house in Sterncourt Road.<cite aria-label=\"Image: Tom Wren \/ SWNS\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Tom Wren \/ SWNS)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police rushed to the terrace home in the Frenchay area of Bristol at 06:17am on Sunday morning, after reports of a domestic incident. The explosion happened just after 06:30am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A friend of Joanne\u2019s mother told the Mirror she instinctively knew the blast was something to do with Ryan Kelly. &#8220;I&#8217;m afraid I just knew it had to be him because of what&#8217;s gone on with him before,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I haven&#8217;t spoken to my friend since it happened and I can&#8217;t begin to think how she&#8217;s coping with this. It&#8217;s just terrible when bad men do bad things.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cShe [Joanne] was the loveliest, kindest lady and she didn&#8217;t deserve this. The family doesn&#8217;t deserve it. I shouldn&#8217;t think they&#8217;ll ever want to come and live back here. [Joanne and Ryan\u2019s] relationship wasn\u2019t good \u2013 I don&#8217;t know why he would have done such a terrible thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Neighbour Michael Gwyther, who recognised Kelly, said: &#8220;I just heard a blast, I thought someone was trying to kick through the door. They have been quiet recently. It was frightening and it set the dog right off.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Another local, Kwestan Ahmed, added: &#8220;I heard screaming and shouting&#8217; but I&#8217;m not sure if it was them or the police. I thought the bang was a car crash, I&#8217;d never never think it could be a bomb.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Kelly was locked up for five years in 2015 after admitting conspiracy to supply cocaine for a crystal meth gang masterminded by a 78-year-old battling cancer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The trial at the time heard how the OAP ran the plot from prison despite his illness and recruited a self-taught chemist to set up a lab and make the highly addictive drug crystal meth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He formed a UK-wide team, that included Kelly, who obtained a kilo of cocaine and planned to sell it for \u00a360,000 so they could buy chemicals and equipment from the Netherlands needed to manufacture the drugs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The case was compared to US TV show Breaking Bad where high school chemistry teacher Walter White starts making crystal meth to raise money after he is diagnosed with lung cancer. But unlike the fictional version, the real-life plot was busted before they could start work after undercover police bugged their cars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Avon and Somerset Police Superintendent Matt Ebbs said: \u201cWe know people will be shocked and upset to learn of the horrendous events that happened on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cJo\u2019s death has been officially recorded as a homicide based on the information known to us at this time. We are not looking for anyone else in connection with her death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cWe know everyone\u2019s thoughts and sympathies will be with her devastated family. Specially-trained officers are providing them with updates and support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cWe recognise there is significant interest in what happened, but at the centre of it there are many people grieving and we would please ask everyone respects that and gives them the privacy they want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cPolice activity continues to be carried out at the property in Sterncourt Road and we expect this will take several days to be completed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cWe would like to reassure the public there is not believed to be any wider risk to safety and this is not being treated as terrorism-related.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/hero-mum-saves-life-child-37114900\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neighbours have spoken of the moment a blast left two dead in Bristol as police<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778007976_0_Screenshot-2026-05-05-at-170215JPG.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}