Kettering: Saju Chelavalel jailed for murdering wife and children

A antheral who admitted murdering his woman and their 2 children has been jailed for beingness with a minimum word of 40 years.

Anju Asok, 35, Jeeva Saju, six, and Janvi Saju, four, were recovered with superior injuries astatine Saju Chelavalel's location successful Kettering connected 15 December 2022.

Chelavalel, 52, of Petherton Court, who pleaded blameworthy successful April, was sentenced astatine Northampton Crown Court.

Ms Asok, a nurse, died astatine the country and the children died aboriginal successful hospital.

Post-mortem examinations recovered each 3 victims died from asphyxiation, the unit said.

Chelavalel, primitively from Kerala successful India, claimed helium mislaid power portion drunk successful the mistaken content that his woman was having an affair, sidesplitting her astatine astir 22:00 GMT connected 14 December astatine their ground-floor level successful Petherton Court, Kettering.

The tribunal heard however Chelavalel had much than 4 hours "to bespeak connected whether to termination his children" earlier utilizing a dressing gown cord to strangle them successful the aboriginal hours of the pursuing morning.