Man from Sheffield and woman found guilty of Wigan acid murder plot
Michael Hillier and Rachel Fulstow have both been found guilty of murdering Liam Smith
Last updated 23rd Aug 2023
A man and a woman have been found guilty of plotting and murdering a 38-year-old man in Wigan before throwing acid on him.
The body of Liam Smith, 38, was found at the bottom of his driveway on Kilburn Drive, Shevington, Wigan, in the early evening of November 24 last year.
The trial heard he was left in the street outside his house with the chemicals still "fizzing" on his body when he was found shortly after the attack in the early evening of 24 November last year.
Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester has heard Mr Smith, an electrician, went on a date with Fulstow, 37, in 2019 when she has claimed they had "non-consensual sex" at a hotel.
39-year-old Hillier, of Ecclesall Road, Sheffield had admitted manslaughter but denied murder, claims they plotted together to attack Mr Smith after Fulstow, who he was in a relationship with, claimed she had been raped.
The jury heard Mr Smith was lured out of his home by Hillier, who shot him in the face before pouring acid over him.
Fulstow, of Andrew Drive, York had told the court she did not know her boyfriend was going to shoot Mr Smith.
The pair will be sentenced at a later date.