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| Kettering: Saju Chelavalel admits murdering nurse and children | Kettering: Saju Chelavalel admits murdering nurse and children |
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| Anju Asok (pictured with Janvi Saju) had worked at Kettering General Hospital since last year | Anju Asok (pictured with Janvi Saju) had worked at Kettering General Hospital since last year |
| A man has admitted murdering an NHS nurse and her two young children. | A man has admitted murdering an NHS nurse and her two young children. |
| Anju Asok, 35, Jeeva Saju, six, and Janvi Saju, four, were found with serious injuries at Saju Chelavalel's home in Kettering on 15 December last year. | Anju Asok, 35, Jeeva Saju, six, and Janvi Saju, four, were found with serious injuries at Saju Chelavalel's home in Kettering on 15 December last year. |
| Chelavalel, 52, of Petherton Court, appeared at Northampton Crown Court where he admitted the triple murder. | Chelavalel, 52, of Petherton Court, appeared at Northampton Crown Court where he admitted the triple murder. |
| Northamptonshire Police previously said Ms Asok died at the scene while her two children died later in hospital. | Northamptonshire Police previously said Ms Asok died at the scene while her two children died later in hospital. |
| Post-mortem examinations found all three victims died from asphyxiation. | Post-mortem examinations found all three victims died from asphyxiation. |
| Prosecutors did not open the case against Chelavalel following his guilty pleas. | |
| Assisted by an interpreter he answered "guilty" to two of the counts he faced, but in relation to the charge of murdering six-year-old Jeeva, he said: "I don't know what happened to the children, but I plead guilty." | |
| Adjourning the case until 3 July, 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." | |
| Saju Chelavalel, 52, admitted to the triple murder | Saju Chelavalel, 52, admitted to the triple murder |
| Ms Asok had worked at Kettering General Hospital since 2021 and was described as a "committed and compassionate staff nurse who was loved and respected by her dear friends and colleagues". | Ms Asok had worked at Kettering General Hospital since 2021 and was described as a "committed and compassionate staff nurse who was loved and respected by her dear friends and colleagues". |
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