Couple jailed for murdering man in gun and acid attack over Tinder date rape claim

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A drug dealer and his former girlfriend have been jailed for murdering a father-of-two who was shot in the face and had acid poured on his body.

Michael Hillier tracked down Liam Smith and waited outside his home in Wigan for nearly 10 hours before the attack.

The 39-year-old plotted the assault over a 10-month period with his then girlfriend Rachel Fulstow, 37, who had claimed 38-year-old Mr Smith had raped her after a Tinder date.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/drug-dealer-and-ex-lover-jailed-for-killing-wigan-man-in-gun-and-acid-attack-over-tinder-date-rape-claim-12946465

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