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Father Sentenced to 29 Years for Wife's Murder

1/16/2026

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Story summary
  • Robert Rhodes was sentenced to 29 years and six months for murdering his wife, Dawn Rhodes, in 2016 in Surrey.
  • Rhodes was acquitted in 2017.
  • A retrial followed after their child disclosed Rhodes coerced them into helping with murder.
  • The child testified that Rhodes instructed them to mislead their mother before the attack.
  • Judge Mrs. Justice Ellenbogen condemned Rhodes's actions as wicked and callous, noting the trauma to the child.