Former couple found GUILTY of murdering 'dearly loved' Liam Smith as dad is shot dead and doused in acid... and then plotting pair tried to blame each other
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukA former couple who plotted the killing of an electrician before he was shot and doused in acid have both been found GUILTY of murder.
Michael Hillier blasted dad-of-two Liam Smith in the face yards from his home in Wigan, before throwing sulphuric acid over his body.
Hillier, 39, said he was acting in revenge after his girlfriend told him she'd been raped by Mr Smith years earlier during a Tinder date.
She did not go to the police. The pair instead decided to seek 'vigilante justice'. They plotted Mr Smith's death over a 10-month period, before drug dealer Hillier made the trip to Kilburn Drive in Shevington to kill the 38-year-old on November 24 last year.
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