It was the cut that left residents feeling trapped - and businesses fearful for the future. But now the V2 bus - which links Atherton to Manchester, is set to return.
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The heartbroken family of Liam Smith have paid tribute to their 'rock' as they begin to piece their lives back together following a gruelling six-week trial. The 38-year-old dad-of-two was murdered by former couple Michael Hillier and Rachel Fulstow, jurors at Minshull Street Crown Court ruled on Wednesday (August 23).
Loved ones of Mr Smith were seen crying and hugging as the verdicts were given, with relatives saying 'yes' and 'thank you so much' from the public gallery. Hillier and Fulstow were handed life sentences for the killing yesterday, while Fulstow was also convicted of perverting the course of justice.
In a statement read on the family's behalf outside Minshull Street Crown Court, the family paid tribute to a man described as 'genuinely the best dad ever', who was killed in 'the most barbaric of circumstances'. Hillier shot Mr Smith in the face yards from his home in Shevington, Wigan, last November 24 before throwing sulphuric acid over his victim's body.
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He had plotted the death with then-partner Fulstow over a 10-month period, before the pair enacted an elaborate plan to avoid justice. Hillier, 39, of Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, insisted he was acting in revenge after Fulstow, 37, of Andrew Drive, York, claimed she'd been raped by Mr Smith years earlier during a Tinder date.
She did not go to the police, but instead sought 'vigilante justice', the trial heard. Mr Smith's family say his name was 'tainted' during the course of the trial - and say he has now been denied the opportunity to clear his name.
The family's statement said: "Liam was more than just a family member to us, he was our rock, our Liam. He had
It was the cut that left residents feeling trapped - and businesses fearful for the future. But now the V2 bus - which links Atherton to Manchester, is set to return.
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