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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Emine Sinmaz and agency

Husband who killed his wife and duped child in ‘wicked’ plot jailed for life in London

Robert Rhodes
Rhodes killed his wife Dawn in their kitchen in 2016 after he found out she was having an affair. Photograph: Surrey Police/PA

A husband who killed his wife and manipulated his own child in a “wicked” plot to get away with murder has been jailed for life.

Robert Rhodes, 52, was previously cleared of killing his wife, Dawn, on the grounds of self-defence. But in a retrial in December he was found guilty of her murder after their child came forward with new evidence under double jeopardy rules.

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