Overview
- A unanimous guilty verdict was delivered on Wednesday, February 25, at Chester Crown Court following a 16-day trial.
- Victim Stephanie Blundell, 41, was found unresponsive with injuries at Devenport’s Canal Street home on July 20, 2025, after her father alerted police.
- A post-mortem concluded her injuries were consistent with a sustained and violent assault.
- Devenport, 57, denied responsibility throughout interviews and trial, with detectives saying he showed no remorse and that the evidence was overwhelming.
- Sentencing is scheduled for Friday, February 27, and police are urging domestic-abuse victims to report concerns and seek help.