Family and friends of a murdered musician will come together for an event to celebrate his life.

Stoke City fan Peter Davegun was killed by his partner, Samantha Adeokun, who used a guitar stand to repeatedly beat him at his Hartshill flat.

Now, four years on from the 42-year-old’s death, musicians are staging a 'Hail Pete' gig to raise money for a charity which supports men who are the victims of domestic abuse.

Organiser Olivia White, who used to know Peter when she lived in Hanley, only learnt of the tragedy recently.

The 43-year-old dance teacher, from London, said: “Pete was someone that I knew years ago. He was a musician and I found out not too long ago that he had died.

“I wanted to get in touch with his friends and family for an event in his memory.

“It’s taken a while to get everything together and find a venue to put it on, but we’ve finally done that, and because he was a musician there will be four local bands playing and we will be raising money for a charity called ManKind Initiative.

“They work to support men suffering domestic violence and abuse, and with what happened to Pete we thought here could be others out there going through the same thing.”

Bass player Peter, who was a founding member of the hard rock group Rise to Thunder, suffered multiple injuries to his head and body in the attack in December 2013.

His partner of eight years, Adeokun, aged 41, of Albert Street, Silverdale, was jailed for at least 17 years after being convicted of murder.

Olivia said the event would be ‘a voice’ for those suffering from violence in the home.

She added: “Because they are male it might not get spoken about because there is a stigma. We want to highlight this and show that it does go on.

“We’ve called the event ‘Hail Pete’ and it will give a bit of a legacy to him. He was a very calming and gentle person so it was such a shock to learn what had happened to him.

“He would love this event and be very proud. It’s been nice to get back in touch with everyone.

“We are trying to get local dignitaries to come such as the Lord Mayor. We are also hoping to have a prize draw on the night and there is also a speaker coming from the charity.”

Peter’s former band, Rise to Thunder, will be playing at the event this weekend.

His friend Mark Rooster, aged 55, from Stoke, said: “The cause is extremely worthwhile as it’s not something that is spoken about much.

“We all miss Pete, that goes without saying. Every time I go to Stoke City I think about him because he was a big fan.

“The event will be a fitting tribute to him. We wanted to do something positive and we are hoping for a lot of people to come down.”

‘Hail Pete’ will take place at The Rigger in Newcastle on Saturday, March 17. Entry is £5 with proceeds going to the ManKind Initiative.