A ROWLEDGE man who beat a former Alton postman to death was jailed for three years at the Old Bailey on Monday.

Stephen Rudge (38) flew into a rage and knocked Alistair Peek (36), formerly of Grove Road, unconscious with a series of heavy punches after learning that the mail worker had slept with his finance.

A full version of this story will be found in the Alton Herald of August 4, 2000.