Barnsley man jailed for killing door-knocking handyman

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Oct, 11:20 · Archive

A Barnsley man has been jailed for nine years for killing a handyman who knocked on his mother's door offering gardening work.

Mark Wigley, 60, was found guilty of manslaughter and jailed for nine years at Sheffield Crown Court on Tuesday. Liam Green, 45, a dad-of-two, was killed on Rose Tree Avenue in Cudworth, Barnsley on 3 April after knocking on the door of Wigley's mother offering to cut grass and do other gardening work.

Green's knock upset Wigley's mother, who contacted her granddaughter. Wigley then had a row with Green before attacking him and getting into his white Volkswagen Touareg, which he drove into Green, killing him. Wigley was arrested and charged with murder three days later, on 6 April.

Wigley claimed he did not intend to harm Green and that it was an accident. He pleaded not guilty to murder but was convicted of manslaughter by a jury following a 16-day trial. Two other people, Sarah Wigley and Neil Shaw, who were previously charged with murder, were both found not guilty during the trial.

How it is being reported

• Dad killed Barnsley handyman in row over cutting his mum's grassLiam Green was knocking on doors looking for work when he was attacked and run overHuddersfield Examiner · 30 Oct, 10:55
• 'Arrogant' Barnsley dad who ran over and killed handyman who offered to mow his mum's lawn jailedA Barnsley dad who ran over and killed a handyman after setting out to “teach him a lesson” for knocking on his mum’s door has been jailed for nine years.Yorkshire Post · 29 Oct, 17:49

In this story: Mark Wigley · Liam Green · Barnsley · Cudworth · Sheffield Crown Court

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