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| Kettering: Saju Chelavalel admits murdering wife 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 his wife and their two 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, a nurse, died at the scene and the children died later in hospital. | |
| Post-mortem examinations found all three victims died from asphyxiation, the force said. | |
| Assisted by an interpreter Chelavalel answered "guilty" when two of the counts were put to him, 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." | 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 of his wife and children | |
| 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". |
| Investigating Officer, Det Insp Simon Barnes, said: "This was an absolutely tragic case and there are no words to articulate the devastation Saju Chelavalel caused when he chose to end the lives of Anju, Jeeva and Janvi. | |
| "I am pleased that he has pleaded guilty and spared Anju's family and friends the pain of a trial. He will have to live with what he has done forever and I hope one day, he truly comprehends the pain his actions have caused. | |
| "Anju Asok will be remembered as so much more than this man's victim. She was a dedicated nurse, loving mother, and loyal friend." | |
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