Music event in memory of murdered man

Baz Pearce said Kyle Pugh had been his friend since 2007

A music event is being held in memory of a man who was murdered by his estranged wife.

On Thursday, Amy Pugh from Wolverhampton was convicted of killing Kyle Pugh at her then-home in Newport, Shropshire, in March 2022.

A Fringe Lounge night at La Luna bar in Wellington on Saturday has been organised by his friend Baz Pearce, who described Mr Pugh as a man who was "bubbly, kind and thoughtful to other people".

It will raise money for ManKind, a charity that supports male victims of domestic abuse.

A trial at Stafford Crown Court heard Pugh, 34, killed her ex-partner after an argument.

Mr Pearce said he had known the victim since 2007 and had become close friends through the local music scene.

Mr Pugh had been "like younger brother" he said.

Mr Pearce added that when the guilty verdict was announced "the stress and the weight off my shoulder was gone".

He said it had been a "long fight" and it had been "emotional and upsetting to get to that final hurdle".

"Justice is finally here," he said.

Kyle Pugh was murdered by his estranged wife at a house in Newport in 2022

The Fringe Lounge event will the third to be held, and they were set up to raise awareness of domestic abuse.

Mr Pearce said this one would also allow people to remember Mr Pugh.

"He reached out to a lot of people, he knew a lot of people," he said.

He said he also believed the crime highlighted that men could also be victims of domestic abuse.