DOWNHAM MARKET — Live News Wayne Peckham, 48, and his son Riley, 23, both of...

Published: 3:38 pm April 18, 2023
Updated: 10:22 am October 8, 2025
A Father And Son Who Acted Like “a Pack Of Animals” In The Murder Of A Man In Downham Market Have Been Sentenced To Life Imprisonment

Wayne Peckham, 48, and his son Riley, 23, both of Manby Close, Hilgay, were last month found guilty of murdering 39-year-old Matthew Rodwell following a six-week trial. Both men had denied murdering Matthew who had been in a relationship with Wayne’s wife and Riley’s mother.

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Sentencing Wayne and Riley Peckham today (Tuesday 18 April 2023) at Norwich Crown Court, His Honour Judge Bate commented that Wayne was ‘obsessively jealous’ and had committed a ‘brutal and sustained’ attack.

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