Laughing killer's brutal revenge plot sparked seven days of tragedy that left three people dead

Three people - including a killer - were left dead09:16, 27 Aug 2026A horrific revenge plot led to the deaths of three people in Merseyside and four people being put behind bars.‌Steven Wales, 61, was the last of the four people to be locked up yesterday (Wednesday, August 26) having dumped the body of 40-year-old Paul Smith, known as Smigger, in a bin in Everton on July 22 last year. Smith's body was dumped after he suffered a drug overdose and died in his bath.‌Wales was jailed for two years and four months at Liverpool Crown Court yesterday after the court heard he had found Mr Smith’s body in his bath and moved it into the bin, which he hid behind nearby derelict houses.‌Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily NewsletterSentencing him, Judge Neil Flewi