lit a candle 4h ago24 years old. I keep coming back to that number, I don't know why it's the number and not anything else but it is. a kid goes out for the night in Plymouth and doesn't come home and days later they're pulling him out of the water at that marina, King Point, I had to look up where it even was. I don't know Drew Perham, never heard the name before this month, and now I can't stop thinking about him being lured there, if that's what happened, just because of who he was. it shouldn't take a case like this for people to pay attention to how dangerous it still is to just be gay in public, going out, living a normal night. anyway. edit, sorry, rambling. rest easy Drew
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Drew Perham was a 24 year old man from Plymouth, England, whose death in January 2026 became national news after prosecutors said he had been the victim of a suspected homophobic attack at a marina in the city. He was reported missing after failing to return home from a night…
Drew Perham was a 24 year old man from Plymouth, England, whose death in January 2026 became national news after prosecutors said he had been the victim of a suspected homophobic attack at a marina in the city. He was reported missing after failing to return home from a night out, and his body was recovered by police divers from the water days later. The case drew wide attention because of the allegation, later put to a jury, that he had been deliberately lured to the marina, assaulted and then pushed into the water because he was gay.
Little has been made public about Drew's life before his death beyond his age and his home city of Plymouth. Reports have described him simply as a young man from the city, and tributes shared by friends and family on social media spoke of a well liked and warm person, though no detailed biography, occupation or educational history has yet been confirmed in reputable reporting. This page will be updated as verified details of his life become available.
What is established is the sequence of events around his death. Drew Perham went missing following a night out in Plymouth and was not seen again until his body was found at King Point Marina in the Millbay area of the city on 25 January 2026. <cite index="3-0">Layton Randle, 19, allegedly beat 24-year-old Drew Perham at King Point Marina in Millbay before pushing him into the water</cite>. <cite index="1-1">A 19-year-old is on trial for the alleged murder of Drew Perham, after prosecutors said he lured Drew to a marina, assaulted him and pushed him in</cite>.
A teenager, Layton Randle, was subsequently charged with Drew's murder. <cite index="5-2">Layton Randle, 19, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Drew Perham after appearing at Plymouth Crown Court</cite>, and <cite index="3-1">Randle denies murder, offering to plead guilty to manslaughter</cite>. The case was moved toward trial, with a <cite index="5-2">trial date set for August</cite>, and by the autumn of 2026 the matter was before a jury at Plymouth Crown Court, with <cite index="0-1">Layton Randle on trial at Plymouth Crown Court, accused of murder after 24-year-old Drew Perham's body was discovered by police divers at King Point Marina</cite>.
The death has been widely described in the press as a suspected hate crime, reported by LGBTQ+ outlets and local press alike as a case of a teenager accused of attacking and pushing a gay man into a Plymouth marina. As of this writing, the trial was continuing and no verdict had yet been made public, so the full facts of what happened to Drew Perham, and any findings of the court, remain to be confirmed.
Biography adapted from News reports and the sources cited on this page; death reported by Devon Live.
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