This is the millionaire antiques dealer who has been charged over the death of a seven-year-old girl who was found dying at a £1million house.
The victim, who cannot be named, was rushed to hospital following an attack in Raynes Park, south west London on Friday morning. She died at 10.30am yesterday.
Robert Peters, 55, was led away from the scene in handcuffs by police and charged with attempted murder. It will now be up to CPS whether the charge is upgraded to murder.
In Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, the defendant spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address during a four-minute hearing.
Robert Peters, 55, (pictured) was led away from the scene in handcuffs by police and charged with attempted murder
This is the house where a girl was found dying on Friday. Mr Peters, 55, was led away from the home
This is the leafy and quiet road in south west London on which the incident occurred on Friday
Peters, wearing a grey jumper, entered no plea to a single charge of attempted murder.
Peters, who runs his own antiques dealing business, was remanded in custody until his next appearance, at Kingston Crown Court, on December 1.
A neighbour, who didn’t give his name, told MailOnline: ‘We’re very shocked, you can’t imagine anyone murdering a seven-year-old girl.
‘It’s tragic. I have spoken to him four or five times and he struck me as a reasonable and decent sort of chap.
‘There was nothing that would make you say he was a bit of a wrong ‘un or nasty.’
One neighbour, who asked not to be named, described arriving home as emergency crews dealt with the developing situation.
The man said: ‘I had been taking my kids to school, I turned into this road and thought it was strange because the cop cars were driving on the wrong side of the road.
‘They were all double-parked, you couldn’t get down further than my house really.’
A doll sits in the window of the house from where the antics dealers was led away on Friday
A police car is seen outside a house in Wimbledon where a seven year old girl was found seriously injured on Friday who has since died
Police say it will be up to the CPS to upgrade the charge to murder now the girl has died
Neighbours said Roberts had lived in the area for less than a year.
One said: ‘From the little we found out about him over the time he has been here, he has an antiques business with his brother somewhere.
‘The people who were selling it told me it was bought outright cash.
‘I have spoken to him two or three times. He seems a perfectly reasonable guy, a normal guy, but we could not make out what his family arrangements were.
‘His car used to disappear, others used to be there, other cars would come and go.’
A pumpkin was left on the concrete outside the £1million south west London home after Halloween
Shocked neighbours said Roberts had lived in the area for less than a year
One neighbour, who asked not to be named, described arriving home as emergency crews dealt with the developing situation
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