"Robert Rhodes, 52, from Withleigh, Devon, was found guilty by a unanimous jury at Inner London Crown Court of murdering his wife, Dawn, on 2 June 2016, Surrey Police confirmed. He was also convicted of child cruelty, having inflicted a wound on a child under 10 who cannot be named for legal reasons in an attempt to conceal the crime."
"Jurors in the trial at Inner London Crown Court heard how Rhodes had originally been acquitted of the murder in 2017 after the jury believed his account that Dawn had tried to attack him first and he was acting in self defence. A main witness in the trial the child under 10 told their therapist in November 2021 that their father had planned Dawn's murder and had manipulated them into being involved in it."
"Further charges included perverting the course of justice, by causing injuries to himself and the child, and manipulating the child to inflict injuries upon him as part of his cover-up attempt. Police said Rhodes was also found guilty of perjury at the Old Bailey in 2017 and perjury at the family court in 2018 for falsely giving evidence that he knew was untrue."
Robert Rhodes, 52, from Withleigh, Devon, was unanimously convicted at Inner London Crown Court of murdering his wife, Dawn, on 2 June 2016. Jurors also found him guilty of child cruelty for inflicting a wound on a child under 10 to conceal the crime, and of perverting the course of justice by causing injuries to himself and the child and manipulating the child to inflict injuries on him. Rhodes was convicted of perjury at the Old Bailey in 2017 and at the family court in 2018 for giving false evidence. A child witness told a therapist in November 2021 that Rhodes planned the murder and manipulated them into involvement, and that he continued to give instructions during supervised contact while on bail.
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