A woman who was unfaithful to her husband is now facing imprisonment for planning his murder in order to collect a life insurance payout of £124,000. Michelle Mills collaborated with Geraint Berry, her lover at the time, to devise a scheme to kill Christopher Mills. Over the course of a three-month affair, Mills, aged 46, discussed various methods to carry out the murder, including 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 individuals armed with imitation firearms assaulted Mr. Mills. Despite the initial attack, Mr. Mills was able to defend himself and repel the intruders, causing them to flee, as revealed during court proceedings.
Subsequently, law enforcement conducted an investigation leading to the arrests of Mills, Berry, and a third suspect named Steven Thomas under suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder. Thomas, also a former serviceman, was acquitted by the jury, while Mills and Berry, both aged 46, were found guilty of the charges. Their sentencing is scheduled for December 19 at Swansea Crown Court.
Following the verdict, Detective Inspector Sam Gregory of Dyfed-Powys Police expressed satisfaction with the conviction of Michelle Mills and Geraint Berry for their involvement in the conspiracy to murder. He emphasized the seriousness of the plot and the potential deadly consequences of the planned attack on September 20.
The trial disclosed that the duo crafted the plan shortly after Mr. Mills’ £124,000 life insurance policy from Help For Heroes took effect. Berry, a former Royal Marine, initiated the affair with Mills in the summer of 2024, leading to the attack at the end of September that year. Text message exchanges presented in court revealed Mills and Berry’s expressions of love and desire to be together, despite their denials of conspiracy to murder.
Moreover, Mills denied an additional charge of attempting to obstruct justice in relation to the misleading information she provided to the authorities following the caravan incident. Berry and Thomas had previously admitted guilt to possessing an imitation firearm with intent to intimidate.