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East Harling dog walker 'brutally murdered' identified East Harling murder: Dog walker named as Peter Wrighton
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An 83-year-old dog walker who was "brutally" stabbed to death while out walking his pets has been identified. The family of an 83-year-old dog walker "brutally" stabbed to death have described him as "immensely kind".
Peter Wrighton's body was found on Saturday near Fiveways Junction, three miles south of East Harling in Norfolk.Peter Wrighton's body was found on Saturday near Fiveways Junction, three miles south of East Harling in Norfolk.
He died from multiple stab wounds to his neck and head, a post-mortem examination showed. The murder weapon has not yet been found. He was repeatedly stabbed in his neck and head, post-mortem examination tests showed. The murder weapon has not yet been found.
Norfolk Police said they had to find the married father-of-two's "violent killer quickly". Norfolk Police said it was not yet known if retired BT worker Mr Wrighton, from Banham, knew his murderer.
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Officers said they had received more than 100 calls in the past three days about the murder.
Mr Wrighton, a married father-of-two and grandfather, has been described as "gentle" and "mild mannered".
In a statement, his wife of 59 years and family said: "Peter was immensely kind and never had a bad word to say about anybody and people always seemed to take a liking to him.
"We are extremely thankful for all the people who have come forward to speak with the police and hope we will soon be able to understand why this has happened."
Mr Wrighton's body was found at about 10:45 BST on Saturday.
Norfolk Constabulary has about 50 officers working on the murder case.
The force has asked people who live within five miles (8km) of the scene to check their bins for "a weapon or anything unusual".
Ch Supt Mike Fawcett said: "It's unusual to have an attack where we can't show if there's any connection between the victim and the offender, and we don't know the motive for the attack."
He added: "If the victim is not known to the attacker, it is really strange for somebody to just attack somebody in the open.
"We have somebody who is violent out there and it's somebody we need to find quick."
Police said there was no indication Mr Wrighton had been killed in a robbery.
A 71-year-old woman was raped at West Harling heath in 1994, close to the location of Saturday's murder. The attacker in that case was never identified.