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Acid murder trial hears of secret prison recording

A man accused of a shooting and acid attack murder was caught on tape in a secret prison recording saying “we both wanted him to suffer”. Michael Hillier, 39, was heard speaking of his involvement in the plot to harm Liam Smith, 38, along with his ...

24 Jul 2023 at 17:28

Man admits manslaughter in case of father-of-two killed in gun and acid attack

A man on trial for the murder of a father-of-two in a gun and acid attack has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. The body of Liam Smith, 38, was found at the bottom of his driveway on Kilburn Drive, Shevington, Wigan, in the early evening of ...

11 Jul 2023 at 13:08

Victim shot and attacked with acid after ‘one-night stand’, court hears

A father-of-two was shot in the face then doused in acid by the boyfriend of a woman he had a one-night-stand with, a murder trial heard. Liam Smith, 38, was lured out of his home and blasted at close range with a gun by Michael Hillier, ...

11 Jul 2023 at 17:31

Man and woman convicted of acid attack murder of electrician

A woman and her former boyfriend have been found guilty of murdering a man she met on a dating app. Liam Smith, 38, was shot in the face and then had acid poured over him outside his home in Wigan, Greater Manchester, on November 24 ...

23 Aug 2023 at 15:32

Electrician who was brutally murdered was ‘denied chance to clear his name’

An electrician targeted in a “brutal and cold-blooded” murder was denied the chance to clear his name when his killers accused him of rape, his family has said. Father-of-two Liam Smith, 38, was shot in the face and then covered in ...

24 Aug 2023 at 14:41

Murder accused removed from court after interrupting judge

A man accused of murdering a father-of-two who was shot and attacked with acid has been removed from court after interrupting the judge’s summing up. The jury in the trial of Michael Hillier and Rachel Fulstow, both accused of the ...

22 Aug 2023 at 16:14

Former couple jailed for ‘brutal and cold-blooded’ murder of electrician

A former couple who plotted the “brutal and cold-blooded murder” of an electrician have been jailed. Father-of-two Liam Smith, 38, was shot in the face and then covered in acid after being lured outside his home in Wigan, Greater ...

24 Aug 2023 at 13:36

Acid attack murder trial hears of ‘fear, love and lies’

A woman accused of the shooting and acid murder of her Tinder date told a jury she was too “petrified” to tell police her new boyfriend was the killer, but went on holiday to Jamaica with him days later. Rachel Fulstow, 37, said ...

09 Aug 2023 at 18:24

Woman denies involvement in fatal shooting and acid attack on her Tinder date

A woman has denied being involved in the shooting and acid attack on her Tinder date, a court heard. Rachel Fulstow, 37, is accused of being in on the plan to harm Liam Smith, 38, who she had a one-night stand with in a York ...

11 Aug 2023 at 17:15

Murder-accused denies making killer packed lunch and wishing him luck

A woman accused of plotting the shooting and acid murder of her Tinder date denied making the killer a packed lunch and wishing him good luck as he set off to attack his victim. Rachel Fulstow, 37, is accused of being in on ...

10 Aug 2023 at 17:08

Murder accused took ‘vigilante route’ after girlfriend’s rape claim, court hears

A man who shot and threw acid over a father-of-two has told a court he and his girlfriend decided to “go down the vigilante route” after she told him she had been raped. Michael Hillier, 39, denies the murder of Liam Smith,...

14 Aug 2023 at 14:07

Plea for more information after man charged over shooting and acid attack death

Man charged with murder after shooting and acid attack in Wigan

The family of a man who was fatally shot and subjected to an acid attack has made a “heartfelt plea” for information about his “savage murder”. Liam Smith’s body was found at the bottom of his driveway on Kilburn Drive in ...

24 Jan 2023 at 18:16

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