Edward Brown QC prosecutes a mother and her partner who killed toddler after a sustained period of abuse.

Edward Brown QC leading Zarah Dickinson from Foundry Chambers secures the convictions against the pair for killing Kyrell Matthews.

Kemar Brown was convicted of Kyrell's murder and has been sentenced to a minimum of 25 years. The child's mother, Phylesia Shirley, was found guilty of manslaughter and has been jailed for 13 years. 

The case was reported widely in the press and can be accessed here - BBC News & ITV News

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