A woman who was unfaithful to her husband is facing the possibility of imprisonment for a scheme to kill him and collect a £124,000 life insurance payout. Michelle Mills colluded with Geraint Berry, her extramarital partner, to eliminate Christopher Mills. Over a three-month period, they contemplated different methods to carry out the murder, including suffocating him with a pillow, poisoning him with foxgloves in his food, and adding antifreeze to his meal.

The planned attack took place in a caravan at a holiday park in Cenarth, Carmarthenshire, where two masked individuals armed with imitation firearms assaulted Mr. Mills. Despite the attack, Mr. Mills was able to defend himself and drive off the intruders, who then fled the scene, as revealed in court proceedings.

Following a thorough investigation, the police arrested Mills, Berry, and a third suspect, Steven Thomas, on suspicion of conspiring to commit murder. While Thomas was acquitted by the jury, Mills and Berry, both 46 years old, were found guilty of the offense. 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 guilty verdicts against Michelle Mills and Geraint Berry for their involvement in the murderous conspiracy. He emphasized the seriousness of the plot and its potentially deadly consequences, praising the officers and individuals involved in securing the convictions.

The trial heard that the duo devised the plan shortly after Mr. Mills’ £124,000 Help For Heroes policy took effect. Berry, a former Royal Marine, initiated the affair with Mills in the summer of 2024, leading up to the attack at the end of September that year, according to reports from Wales Online.

Text messages presented in court revealed Mills and Berry expressing their affection for each other and their desire to be together. Mills, hailing from Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, and Berry from Swansea, denied the charge of conspiracy to murder. Mills additionally denied attempting to obstruct justice in relation to her statements to the police following the caravan incident. Berry and Thomas had previously admitted guilt to possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear.