Woman in ‘shock’ after man fatally hit by car – trial
Liam Green, 45, died after being hit by a car during a dispute over cutting grass in Cudworth, near Barnsley. Sarah Wigley, her father Mark Wigley and her uncle Neil Shaw are accused of murdering him; all three deny the charge and are on trial at Sheffield Crown Court.
Sarah Wigley told the court she was in “total shock” after the collision and had intended only to tell Green off. Mark Wigley said he did not mean to hit him and described turning the wheel before the car veered left. Prosecutors allege the three went looking for Green together and that Mark deliberately drove at him; the court heard the incident happened on 3 April, after Green offered to cut Sarah Wigley’s grandmother’s grass for £7.50.
- Liam Green died after being struck by a car in Cudworth.
- Three relatives deny murder and are standing trial.
- The court heard conflicting accounts of the collision.
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Liam Green died after being struck by a car in Cudworth, near Barnsley, on 3 April. The incident followed a disagreement about cutting grass: Green had offered to mow Sarah Wigley’s grandmother’s lawn for £7.50.
Sarah Wigley, her father Mark Wigley and her uncle Neil Shaw are accused of murdering Green. They deny the charge, which means the prosecution must prove their guilt in court.
The case concerns what happened before and during the collision, and whether it was deliberate. The jury at Sheffield Crown Court will consider the evidence and decide whether the defendants are guilty.
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The case for
The prosecution’s case is that the three defendants went looking for Green together and that Mark deliberately drove at him, supporting the allegation that the collision was an intentional act carried out in the course of the dispute. The fact that Green died after being struck by the car gives the jury serious evidence to assess alongside the defendants’ actions and accounts.
The case against
The defendants deny murder, and the accounts reported so far leave room for the collision to have been unintended: Sarah Wigley said she was shocked and meant only to tell Green off, while Mark Wigley said he did not mean to hit him and that the car veered left after he turned the wheel. The jury must decide whether the prosecution can prove deliberate action beyond reasonable doubt, rather than infer intent from the fatal outcome alone.