A woman who was cheating on her husband is facing imprisonment for planning to kill him in order to claim a £124,000 life insurance policy. Michelle Mills collaborated with her lover, Geraint Berry, to conspire against Christopher Mills. Their scheme involved discussing various methods to carry out the murder, such as suffocation with a pillow, poisoning with foxgloves in his food, and adding antifreeze to his gravy.
The planned attack took place in a caravan at a holiday park in Cenarth, Carmarthenshire, where two masked men armed with imitation firearms attempted to harm Mr. Mills. Despite the assault, Mr. Mills successfully defended himself, causing the intruders to flee, as revealed in court proceedings.
Following a thorough police investigation, Mills, Berry, and a third suspect, Steven Thomas, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder. While Thomas was acquitted by the jury, Mills and Berry, both aged 46, were found guilty of the charges. They are scheduled to be sentenced on December 19 at Swansea Crown Court.
Detective Inspector Sam Gregory of Dyfed-Powys Police expressed satisfaction with the verdict, highlighting the seriousness of the murder conspiracy and the potential danger Mr. Mills faced during the planned attack. Mills and Berry had devised multiple attempts on Mr. Mills’ life, demonstrating a clear intent to harm him further if not apprehended. The detective commended the investigative team for their efforts in gathering substantial evidence leading to the convictions.
The court learned that Berry, a former Royal Marine, initiated the affair with Mills shortly after Mr. Mills’ life insurance policy worth £124,000 took effect. Text conversations presented as evidence showed the deep emotional involvement between Mills, a former charity worker from Llanelli, and Berry, residing in Swansea, expressing their love and desire to be together. Mills denied conspiracy to murder and an additional charge of attempting to obstruct justice by providing misleading information to the authorities after the caravan incident. Berry and Thomas had previously admitted to possessing imitation firearms with the intention to cause fear.