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Builder Peter Norgrove jailed for killing client in extension row

Ben Godfrey
Correspondent, BBC Midlands Today
Family handout Sharon GordonFamily handout
Sharon Gordon was found at her home in Dudley in July

A builder who bludgeoned his client to death with a hammer in a row over her new extension has been jailed for at least 15 years for murder.

Peter Norgrove killed Sharon Gordon at her home on 20 July last year.

Her daughter Rhian Brown said Norgrove acted like a "wolf in sheep's clothing" after earning her trust at the church they attended in Dudley.

Wolverhampton Crown Court heard he led the Jehovah's Witness service the same night he killed Mrs Gordon.

He repeatedly lied to her about the work he was doing, which took 15 months instead of six weeks.

"He didn't have the experience to be doing the work he was doing," Miss Brown said.

"He took full payment for the extension in advance, which we believe to be more than £30,000."

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Mrs Gordon installed a video doorbell because she thought Norgrove was lying about when he was working

Mrs Gordon fitted a video doorbell to her home to prove Norgrove had been lying about the times he claimed he was working.

"He drove my Mom mad with stress and anxiety - she noted everything down," said Miss Brown.

"She had notebooks, receipts, everything, because of how bad this man's workmanship was."

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