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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Dan Haygarth

Liam's murder 'sent shock waves of grief among everyone who knew and loved him'

The family of a dad who was shot and then doused in acid said they "cannot come to terms" with his "tragic killing".

Liam Smith, 38, was just yards away from his home on Kilburn Drive, Wigan on November 24 when he was discovered by a passer-by. He had been shot and his body was then covered in acid.

Police have now charged a 38-year-old man with murder, having previously made a number of arrests in connection with it. Michael Hillier, 38, from Ecclesall Road, Sheffield has been charged and he appeared at Tameside Magistrates' Court yesterday (January 24).

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