Michael Hillier and Rachel Fulstow face years behind bars
A former couple who plotted the murder of an electrician before he was shot dead and doused in acid have both been found GUILTY of murder. Michael Hillier shot dad-of-two Liam Smith in the face yards from his home in Wigan, before throwing sulphuric acid over his body.
Now, after a six week trial at Minshull Street Crown Court, Hillier and Fulstow have both been found unanimously guilty of murder after jurors deliberated for six hours and 44 minutes. Mr Smith was a former soldier who ran his own business, LPS Electrical and Build Ltd. He was a devoted father. Members of his family and friends attended every day of the trial.
The court heard Fulstow met Mr Smith on dating app Tinder and the pair went on a date in York in 2019, when she said they had 'non-consensual sex' at a hotel in York. She did not describe it as rape and said she went for lunch with Mr Smith the following day, the court heard. The court heard the couple went on holiday to Jamaica together days after the killing. Hillier, who told the court he was concerned in the production and distribution of a large-scale cannabis operation, said they had both planned the attack on Mr Smith after Fulstow disclosed she had been 'graphically raped' by him.
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