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| East Harling murder: Dog walker named as Peter Wrighton | East Harling murder: Dog walker named as Peter Wrighton |
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| The family of an 83-year-old dog walker "brutally" stabbed to death have described him as "immensely kind". | 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 was repeatedly stabbed in his neck and head, post-mortem examination tests 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 it was not yet known if retired BT worker Mr Wrighton, from Banham, knew his killer. | |
| LIVE: Updates on this story and other Norfolk news | LIVE: Updates on this story and other Norfolk news |
| Officers said they had received more than 100 calls in the past three days about the murder. | 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". | 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. | 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." | "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 had volunteered at Snetterton Dogs Trust and Bressingham Steam Museum as a guard on the trains. | |
| The dogs trust said his murder was a "devastating situation". | The dogs trust said his murder was a "devastating situation". |
| Phil Moore, parish secretary at the St Mary the Virgin church in Banham, who knew Mr Wrighton, said: "He was a very nice man, a very gentle man. He would stop and have a chat. He loved his dogs and loved his family. He never had a bad word to say about anybody. | |
| "I am very sad. It will be a shock not to see him around the village." | |
| Alastair Baker, from the steam museum, added: "We were already shocked that something had happened so locally but to find out it involved Peter is even more shocking. | |
| "He was a kind, gentle guy who everybody liked. Our thoughts are with his family who must be devastated." | "He was a kind, gentle guy who everybody liked. Our thoughts are with his family who must be devastated." |
| Mr Wrighton's body was found at about 10:45 BST on Saturday. | Mr Wrighton's body was found at about 10:45 BST on Saturday. |
| Norfolk Constabulary has about 50 officers working on the murder case. | 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". | 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." | 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. | 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." | "We have somebody who is violent out there and it's somebody we need to find quick." |
| He said if someone is "protecting somebody" they should consider the victim of the crime. | |
| Police said there was no indication Mr Wrighton had been killed in a robbery. | 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. | 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. |