A dad was killed when he was shot and had acid poured over him in a residential street.
Liam Smith, an electrician from Wigan, was killed on the night of November 24, last year, by the then boyfriend of a woman who he had a "one night stand with" prosecutors allege. They claim the woman had "encouraged" and "assisted" the attack.
Michael Hillier, 39, and Rachel Fulstow, 37, have both pleaded not guilty to Mr Smith’s murder and are on trial at Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester. However Hillier, of Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, pleaded guilty yesterday, Tuesday July 12, to the manslaughter of Mr Smith, a dad-of-two.
