Michelle Mills conspired with former soldier Geraint Berry, the man with whom she had been having a fling, to kill her husband Christopher Mills, who was attacked in a caravan
A cheating wife faces jail for plotting to murder her husband – and claim £124,000 life insurance.
Michelle Mills conspired with Geraint Berry, the man with whom she had been having a fling, to kill Christopher Mills. During the three-month affair, Mills, 46, discussed various ways to murder the man, such as smothering him with a pillow, poisoning him with foxgloves in his salad and anti-freeze in his gravy.
But Mr Mills was eventually attacked in a caravan at a holiday park in Cenarth, Carmarthenshire. Two masked men were armed with imitation firearms but Mr Mills managed to disarm and fight off the intruders who then fled, a court heard.
Police investigated and arrested Mills, Barry and third suspect, Steven Thomas, on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. Thomas, another former serviceman, was acquitted by the jury yesterday while Mills and Berry, 46, were found guilty of the charge. They will be sentenced on December 19 at Swansea Crown Court.
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Speaking after the convictions, Dyfed-Powys Police Detective Inspector Sam Gregory said: “I am pleased that Michelle Mills and Geraint Berry have now been found guilty of conspiracy to murder, and that they will be suitably sentenced for their part in their plans to kill Mr Mills.
“While this case has all the makings of a TV drama, at the heart of it was a very real conspiracy to take someone’s life, and there were potentially fatal consequences to the planned attack on September 20.
“Mills and Berry had plotted not one, not two, but three attempts to take Mr Mills’ life, and I have no doubt that they would have continued to come up with these plans had they not been caught that night. They will now face the consequences of their actions.
“I would like to thank all the officers and staff who worked on this investigation, and gathered strong evidence to secure these convictions, as well as Mr Mills for his integrity and cooperation throughout the criminal justice process.”
The trial had heard the duo devised the plan just weeks after Mr Mills’ Help For Heroes £124,000 policy came into effect. Berry, a former Royal Marine, started the fling with Mills in the summer of 2024 and the attack happened at the end of September that year, reports Wales Online.
In extensive text conversations shown to jurors, Mills, a former charity worker, and Berry poke of their love for each other, and desire to be together. Mills, from Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, and Berry, of Swansea, denied conspiracy to murder.
Mills also denied a count of attempting to pervert the court of justice in respect to the account she gave police in the aftermath of the caravan incident. Berry and Thomas had previously pleaded guilty to possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear.