‘Vigilantes’ murdered innocent dad-of-one they thought was a paedophile

Michael Wheeler was murdered and his body concealed after he was mistakenly believed to be a paedophile (Picture: Avon and Somerset Police)

Two men murdered a dad-of-one they mistakenly thought was a paedophile.

Mark Roberts and David Garland killed Michael Wheeler after they found news reports about a man – also called Michael Wheeler – who sexually abused two 13-year-old girls in 2003.

Prosecuting, David Elias, KC, said Mr Wheeler, 37, from Yeovil, Somerset, was not the same...