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Wife Takes the Stand in Trial Over Alleged Plot to Kill Husband in Welsh Caravan Raid

Jurors are hearing her deny intent to harm her husband as prosecutors point to texts, imitation guns, gas masks.

Overview

  • Michelle Mills testifies at Swansea Crown Court, acknowledging an affair with co-defendant Geraint Berry but rejecting any plan to harm Christopher Mills.
  • Steven Thomas told the jury he thought he was only giving Berry a lift to the campsite and said he felt intimidated by him.
  • Jurors were shown two imitation handguns, gas masks, cable ties and a purported fake suicide letter recovered after the September raid.
  • Police arrested Berry and Thomas hiding near the Argoed Meadow caravan park, and texts on Berry’s phone led to Michelle Mills’ arrest the next day.
  • All three deny conspiracy to murder, Berry and Thomas have admitted possessing imitation firearms with intent to cause fear, and Berry has chosen not to give evidence.