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Accused in fatal Cudworth crash trial claim they were in shock
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Three defendants on trial at Sheffield Crown Court for the murder of Liam Green following a dispute over cutting grass have claimed they were in shock after the fatal collision in Cudworth. Sarah Wigley, her father Mark Wigley, and her uncle Neil Shaw deny murdering Green, who was hit by a VW Touareg on 3 April. Giving evidence, Sarah Wigley stated she only intended to give Green a telling off and was in total shock after the incident, while driver Mark Wigley testified that he did not intend to hit him and turned the steering wheel without realising.
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- Sarah Wigley, Mark Wigley, and Neil Shaw are on trial at Sheffield Crown Court denying the murder of Liam Green.
- The fatal incident occurred on Rose Tree Avenue in Cudworth on 3 April following a dispute over Green offering to cut grass.
- Sarah Wigley testified she was frustrated rather than angry and only intended to give Green a telling off.
- Mark Wigley, who was driving the VW Touareg, told jurors he did not intend to hit Green and was in shock after seeing him disappear.
- The prosecution alleges the defendants engaged in a joint venture to seek out and cause serious harm to Green.