# Driver guilty of man’s death in grass cutting row

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/driver-guilty-of-mans-death-in-grass-cutting-row/
- Published: 2026-10-27T16:49:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T17:36:40+00:00
- Original publisher: feeds.bbci.co.uk (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62l4r27pkeyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Sheffield

## Key points

- Mark Wigley was convicted of manslaughter.
- Liam Green died after being struck by a car.
- Two other defendants were cleared of all charges.

## Summary

Mark Wigley has been found guilty of manslaughter after driving into and killing Liam Green during a dispute over grass cutting in Cudworth, near Barnsley. The jury cleared Wigley of murder and acquitted his daughter, Sarah, and brother-in-law, Neil Shaw, of all charges.

Green, 45, was struck by Wigley’s VW Touareg at about 17:00 BST on 3 April. The dispute began when Green offered to cut Wigley’s mother’s grass for £7.50; Wigley said he did not intend to hit Green and claimed he had swerved after Green approached the car with a bat. The judge said the manslaughter conviction was supported by “abundant and clear evidence”; sentencing was scheduled for Thursday.

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