Pub manager and her daughter who stole almost £50,000 from work in just six months are warned they face jail

Published: 13:02, 18 May 2026 | Updated: 13:06, 18 May 2026 A mother and daughter who stole almost £50,000 while working at the same pub have been warned that they face being jailed. Manager Stacey Byrne, 40, and barmaid Jasmine Holmes, 20, pocketed the takings over just six months at The Ram Inn hotel in Brandon, Suffolk. An earlier hearing at Norwich magistrates’ court heard how they repeatedly issued fake refunds through charge backs using cards that in fact credited their own bank accounts. Prosecutors said they were responsible for provable losses at the Grade II-listed pub of £47,416 between August 2023 and February 2024. The pair each admitted theft by employee and fraud by false representation at the hearing in August and were told the case would be moved to the crown court because of the severity of the sentence they could expect. The court there was a discrepancy over how much each had financially benefitted from the scam. Manager Stacey Byrne, 40, and barmaid Jasmine Holmes, 20, pocketed the takings over just six months at The Ram Inn hotel in Brandon, Suffolk Byrne, of Weeting, Suffolk, and Holmes had been due to be sentenced today at Norwich Crown Court. But the hearing was adjourned due to the death of Byrne’s 12-year-old daughter, who was fatally injured in a road accident last November. Bob Pollington, defending her, said the tragedy meant that the pre-sentencing probation report on her was 'significantly out of date' as it was carried out before the loss of her daughter. The report needed to be updated to reflect her updated circumstances, and those of Holmes, he added. Judge Nicholas Ainley adjourned the sentencing for several weeks to allow new reports to be completed. Byrne appeared emotional as the judge told her and her daughter: 'The matter is adjourned to July 6 for an addendum to each pre-sentence report. Prosecutors said they were responsible for provable losses at the Grade II-listed pub of £47,416 between August 2023 and February 2024 'All options, including custody, remain open. Do you understand that?' The pair nodded in agreement as they sat at the back of the court outside the dock. They were each given unconditional bail. The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.