Sentence
Robert Rhodes
Robert Rhodes (aged 52) was sentenced at Court of Appeal Criminal Division on 7 July 2026 to 33 Years 6 Months - Life for Murder and 6 other offences. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Court of Appeal Criminal Division
- Sentenced
- 7 July 2026
- Sentence
- 33 Years 6 Months - Life
- Judge
- Lady Justice May, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb and His Honour Judge Lickley KC
- Convicted on
- Conviction After Trial
4 offences
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Murder | Custodial immediate, Life |
| Perjury | Custodial immediate |
| Perverting the course of justice - Committing an act intending to pervert the course of justice | Custodial immediate |
| Child Cruelty to or wilfull assault, ill-treatment, neglect of children in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health | Custodial immediate |
What the court heard
His original sentence✓ Saved was increased from 29-years and 6-months imprisonment to 33-years and 6-months imprisonment after court of appeal judges ruled it was unduly lenient. He was found guilty of murder in Redhill, Surrey, on 2 June 2016. He was found guilty of perjury, perverting the course of justice and child cruelty between 2016 and 2018. He was found not guilty of murder (majority verdict / self-defence) at a trial (Old Bailey) on 30 May 2017. He was found guilty (unanimous verdict) after a retrial under the double jeopardy law following new evidence (November 2021) from a child witness.