Simon Mullin and David Larg Deny Murdering Christopher Hartley

David Larg and Simon Mullin were found guilty of murdering Christopher Hartley in 2010. Both denied murder during the trial which lasted seven weeks. The jury took just over 11 hours to unanimously find both men guilty of murder. Judge James Goss told the pair that the primary motive for the killing had been large his desire to be rid of the controlling and dominating influence of Christopher Hartley. He added this was a calculated cold blooded and brutal crime. Before the judge passed sentence he heard details of the devastating effect Christopher's death had had in his family.