Overview

• Peter Norgrove, a 43-year-old builder, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 15 years for the murder of 58-year-old Sharon Gordon.
• Gordon had hired Norgrove to build an extension to her home, a project that was over a year behind schedule. The court heard that Norgrove killed Gordon in a 'brutal and savage' hammer attack following her criticism of his delays and workmanship.
• Norgrove was caught on doorbell and security camera footage entering Gordon's home wearing rubber gloves and leaving with red marks on his trousers. Bloodstained items and a hammer were later found at locations linked to Norgrove.
• After the murder, Norgrove picked up a child from school and led a service at the Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall they both attended.
• The victim's daughter, Rhian Brown, expressed her torment at the thought of her mother's final moments, stating that 'nothing will ever restore or compensate for what we have lost.'