Husband who killed his wife and duped child in ‘wicked’ plot jailed for life in London

Robert Rhodes was cleared previously but convicted after retrial during which child came forward with new evidence

A husband who killed his wife and manipulated his own child in a “wicked” plot to get away with murder has been jailed for life.

Robert Rhodes, 52, was previously cleared of killing his wife, Dawn, on the grounds of self-defence. But in a retrial in December he was found guilty of her murder after their child came forward with new evidence under double jeopardy rules.