Brutal and heartbreaking. This is how they describe the murder of a man recorded in January 2022, for which the two perpetrators received punishments.

Matthew Rodwell, 39, was killed on January 23, 2022 in Downham Market, Norfolk, UK. The horror was recorded in the autopsy report: “He had 40 significant injuries from kicking, stomping and punching.”

The last minutes of the lover’s life

Rodwell, the lover, was found in the street by Wayne Peckham, 49; and his son, Riley Peckham, 23. They pursued him and he ran to the home of Kerry Peckham, the woman he loved and had abandoned Wayne Peckham.

He was able to deduce what was coming and, hiding in a closet, dialed 999 for help. It was in vain. Father and son found him and dragged him down the stairs, beating and strangling him to death.

According to the Daily Mail, Riel Karmy-Jones KC, the prosecutor, said Rodwell, who worked for a garbage collection company and was from Fincham, Norfolk, was “terrified that Riley and Wayne would find him”.

During the call, “made from a bedroom closet in Kerry’s younger son’s room, Mr Rodwell expressed ‘genuine fear of what was about to happen,'” they posted.

“You’re Gonna Die, Little Dog”

“You’re going to die,” “doggy here,” and “good boy,” Riley yelled at Rodwell before finding him in the closet. Riley broke into the house by climbing through a window. His father came in later.

The 23-year-old had seen Matthew’s pair of shoes at the bottom of the stairs and shouted to his father, “He’s here.”

Upon hearing the words, Wayne, blinded by rage, entered the house. When father and son found Matthew, the violence boiled over in Kerry’s eyes.

They beat him up and strangled him at the bottom of the stairs. Kerry tried to get between the pair and Matthew Rodwell to stop them. She was injured and stated that her new partner “was beaten and they beat the life out of him”.

“Matthew was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death was manual strangulation,” the British media reported.

A recording of Matthew’s 999 call heard his last word, “I’m sorry”, before a “gut throat” was recorded a minute later.

Guilty acted as “herd of animals”

The scene that the police found was dramatic. The officers arrived after 8 p.m. (8 p.m.) and he heard “screams” from inside, the press reported.

Kerry Peckham opened the door for them and her state of fear and excitement was plain to see. Rodwell lay in the hallway.

They said about Wayne trying to hide in the curtains, but they arrested him. And Riley ‘escaped in handcuffs. They caught him at his adoptive grandfather’s address a few hours later.”

The Daily Mail reported on April 19, 2023 that Wayne Peckham had been sent to prison. There he will be 24 years after being found guilty of the “terrifying and brutal” murder of Matthew Rodwell.

Wayne’s son, Riley, remains in prison for 18 years.

Both judgments were handed down by the Norwich Crown Court, Norfolk. The trial lasted a month and a half and the deliberations of the case lasted 10 hours.

Kerry Peckham stated during the hearings that he lives with Wayne.

Our relationship was turbulent. My children’s father was harsh, volatile and controlling towards me.

Kerry Peckham about Wayne Peckham

The tempestuous relationship pushed her into the arms of Matthew Rodwell, who ended up being the target of a gruesome attack.

Detective Inspector Chris Burgess, shocked by the audio captured on Matthew Rodwell’s 999 call that evening, complained of the “brutal murder”.

Describing the level of violence, he noted, “It was a life taken up by the actions of two men, overcome with jealousy and rage, behaving like a herd of animals.”