A retired man brutally beat his wife to death at their house before immediately confessing to the murder.
Tarsame Singh approached the Romford police station on May 2 of this year and told the front desk that he had killed his wife Maya Devi.
The moment the 79-year-old turned himself in, police descended onto the east London home he shared with his partner.
Police found Ms. Devi, 77, unconscious on the living room floor along with a wooden rounders bat that had been abandoned.
She was pronounced dead after the cops arrived.
The bloody crime scene on Cowdray Way in Elm Park also included significant amounts of blood stains on the carpet and walls.
The day after making his confession, Singh was charged and has since been kept in detention.
He appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Monday and admitted to killing his wife there.
After the terrible event, a post-mortem examination revealed that Ms Devi had died from blunt force head injuries.
Before retiring, the pair is believed to have managed the post office in neighbouring Rainham for many years.
Despite being from India originally, they have both lived in Britain for more than 50 years.
The investigation’s chief detective, Detective Chief Inspector Mark Rogers, stated: “This is a tragic case and one that has left the couple’s three children utterly distraught.”
Nobody should ever lose their mother in such a way, and we will keep them in our thoughts and provide them with support at this trying time.
Singh has never acknowledged what led to his violent behaviour that evening, so we are happy that he has pleaded guilty and will now be facing a lengthy prison term.
On Friday, September 29, he will get his punishment in the same court.
A father who killed his wife and two small children by strangling them was sentenced to 40 years in prison earlier this month.