The jury in the trial of Michael Hillier and Rachel Fulstow have retired to consider their verdict
A man accused of murdering a father-of-two who was shot and attacked with acid has been removed from court after interrupting the judge’s summing up.
Hillier, 39, who has admitted manslaughter but denies murder, claims they plotted together to attack Mr Smith after Fulstow, who he was in a relationship with, told him she had been raped. Summing up the case on Tuesday , Judge Maurice Greene reminded the jury of Fulstow’s evidence about sex with Mr Smith, which she said she did not consider to be rape.Speaking from the dock, Hillier said: “It’s not sex, it’s rape. What sort of message does that send out? Sex is consensual, rape isn’t.
He said: “As to what really happened on that night we will probably never know and it probably doesn’t matter.”
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