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Army cadet, 23, charged with the murder of an elderly pensioner, 83, who was stabbed to death while out walking his dogs in woodland
An Army cadet has appeared in court charged with the murder of a grandfather who was attacked as he walked his dogs.
The body of Peter Wrighton, 83, from Banham, Norfolk, was found in woodland near the village of East Harling on August 5.
He had been repeatedly stabbed in the neck and head.
Alexander Palmer, 23, was charged in the early hours of Monday and appeared at Norwich Magistrates' Court by video-link.
He wore a blue jumper and dark trousers, and appeared unshaven with close-cropped dark hair as he sat in a plastic chair.
He spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth and to state his address as Cringleford.
Norfolk Police had given his address as Bawdeswell.
No pleas were taken and he was remanded in custody to appear at Norwich Crown Court on Tuesday.
Palmer's fiancee Christina MacEwan also showed no emotion as she sat surrounded by other family members in the public gallery during the short three-minute hearing.
Mr Wrighton was described in a tribute statement from his family and his wife of 59 years as 'a lovely, gentle husband, dad and grandfather'.
The retired BT worker had a 'kind nature' and had a 'love of walking his dogs and chatting with people to pass the time of day', his family said.
Police previously raided a house in the village of Cringleford, near Norwich.
A police spokesman said of the search of the house in Cringleford: 'We can say it's one of a number of locations which are linked to the ongoing investigation.'
Police also revealed that they spoke with more than 700 people on Saturday as part of anniversary checks and have identified more witnesses as a result.
Detective Superintendent Andy Smith said: 'We are extremely pleased and grateful for the response from the public yesterday at the scene which has helped us to identify further witnesses.
'We have also been able to obtain extra dash cam footage which will be downloaded to assist in our enquiries.
An Army cadet has appeared in court charged with the murder of a grandfather who was attacked as he walked his dogs.
The body of Peter Wrighton, 83, from Banham, Norfolk, was found in woodland near the village of East Harling on August 5.
He had been repeatedly stabbed in the neck and head.
Alexander Palmer, 23, was charged in the early hours of Monday and appeared at Norwich Magistrates' Court by video-link.
He wore a blue jumper and dark trousers, and appeared unshaven with close-cropped dark hair as he sat in a plastic chair.
He spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth and to state his address as Cringleford.
Norfolk Police had given his address as Bawdeswell.
No pleas were taken and he was remanded in custody to appear at Norwich Crown Court on Tuesday.
Palmer's fiancee Christina MacEwan also showed no emotion as she sat surrounded by other family members in the public gallery during the short three-minute hearing.
Mr Wrighton was described in a tribute statement from his family and his wife of 59 years as 'a lovely, gentle husband, dad and grandfather'.
The retired BT worker had a 'kind nature' and had a 'love of walking his dogs and chatting with people to pass the time of day', his family said.
Police previously raided a house in the village of Cringleford, near Norwich.
A police spokesman said of the search of the house in Cringleford: 'We can say it's one of a number of locations which are linked to the ongoing investigation.'
Police also revealed that they spoke with more than 700 people on Saturday as part of anniversary checks and have identified more witnesses as a result.
Detective Superintendent Andy Smith said: 'We are extremely pleased and grateful for the response from the public yesterday at the scene which has helped us to identify further witnesses.
'We have also been able to obtain extra dash cam footage which will be downloaded to assist in our enquiries.
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