Six Pump Court acts for prosecution and defence in pub landlord killing:
May 31, 2024
Nina Ellin KC and Daniel Stevenson prosecuted, and Danny Moore (with John Cooper KC) defended Stephanie Langley, who was prosecuted for the murder of her former brother-in-law publican Matthew Bryant, who was stabbed to death outside his pub the Hare and Hounds Public House in Maidstone on 11th September 2023. Stephanie Langley was convicted of murder following a four-week trial on 1st May 2024. On 30th May 2024 Stephanie Langley was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 24 years.
Links to news articles below:
BBC – Kent: Woman jailed for life for murder of Maidstone pub landlord
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/life-sentence-for-pub-landlord-killer-307533/
Daily Mail – Woman who stabbed landlord brother-in-law to death is jailed for life