A father has pleaded guilty to the murder of his wife and their two young children after they were found at a flat with serious injuries.
Saju Chelavalel admitted to three counts of murder during a 12-minute hearing on Wednesday (April 5). The 52-year-old, who was remanded in custody, spoke through a Malayalam interpreter and admitted to being responsible for the deaths of health worker Anju Asok, 35, Jeeva Saju, six, and Janvi Saju, four.
All three of the victims were discovered at a property in Petherton Court, Kettering, on December 15 last year. Despite best efforts from paramedics, Ms Asok died at the scene while the two children died later in hospital. Read more: ‘Selfish’ woman tricked her widowed friend into handing over her wedding ring to buy heroin While Chelavalel, of Petherton Court, answered 'guilty' to two of the counts, however he gave a longer answer to the charge of murdering Jeeva.
He said: "I don’t know what happened to the children, but I plead guilty.” Adjourning the case until July 3, Judge David Herbert KC said: “There can only be one sentence in law, namely a life sentence, but the judge dealing with your case on that day will have to set the appropriate minimum term.
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