The jury trying a wife and two former servicemen accused of plotting to murder her husband have found Michelle Mills and Geraint Berry guilty. A third co-accused - Steven Thomas has been found not guilty by the jury.
Two masked men attacked Christopher Mills in a caravan in a west Wales holiday park in September last year. They were armed with imitation firearms. Mr Mills managed to disarm and fight off the intruders who then fled.
Mr Mills' wife, Michelle Mills, was alleged to have conspired with the man she was having an affair with, former soldier Geraint Berry, along with ex-RAF man Steven Thomas to murder her husband. For the biggest stories in Wales first, sign up to our daily newsletter here
Geraint Maverick Berry, 46, and Steven Derwyn Thomas, 47, both of Clos Coffa, Clydach, Swansea Valley, and 46-year-old Ethel Michelle Mills - known as Michelle - of Maes Ty Gwyn, Llangennech, Llanelli, had all 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.
Michelle Mills and her husband Christopher were in their holiday caravan at the Argoed Meadow camping park in Cenarth near Newcastle Emlyn on the night of September 20 last year, the court heard.
Berry and Thomas then burst in but fled after a struggle with Mr Mills and were later found hiding in undergrowth near the caravan park.
Michelle Mills was arrested at her home near Llanelli the next day.
She worked for the Alabare veterans charity, where she met former solider Berry and former airman Thomas. Mills began an affair with Berry in the summer of 2024.
There were extensive text conversations between Mills and Berry during which killing Mr Mills by a variety of means - including smothering him with a pillow, poisoning him with foxgloves in his salad and anti-freeze in his gravy, putting sleeping tablets in his drink, and putting a "hit" on him - were discussed, the jury were told.
They also spoke of their love for each other, and desire to be together.
'All the makings of a TV drama'
Speaking after the verdicts 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 Barry 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 raiders were armed with imitation handguns
This is one of the two BB handguns used by Berry and Thomas during the raid. Berry had bought the weapons secondhand from the owner of military and survival equipment stall in Swansea Market. The owner of the stall described Berry as a "fantasist"
The balaclavas worn by the intruders
Geraint Berry and Steven Thomas were dark clothes and balaclavas when they raided the Mills' caravan
Arrest pictures
The first pictures have been released of Michelle Mills and Geraint Berry.
Pre-sentence reports ordered
The judge, Mr Justice Nicklin KC, has ordered pre-sentence reports on all three defendants.
