A MAN has pleaded guilty to having killed his own father in Bath earlier this year.

Peter Monro, 73, was attacked at his home by his son Christopher Monro, 30, on Tuesday February 11.

Emergency services were called to the property in Kelston View shortly after 12pm, when a carer found Peter wounded in a bedroom.

The first police officers arrived at the scene approximately ten minutes after they were called, while paramedics would go on to record the time of death a short time after that.

During the early stages of the investigation, police had received information that Christopher Monro, who lives in Oxford, had been staying with his father the weekend before, with several people reporting that they had heard an argument a couple of days prior.

Detectives were able to trace Monro’s movements, and he was subsequently arrested at his home in Oxford by the local police in the early hours of Wednesday February 12.

He was transported back to the Avon and Somerset area before later being charged with murder.

The 30-year-old pleaded guilty at Bristol Crown Court to one count of murder on Monday August 11. He was remanded and will be sentenced on Friday November 7.

Peter’s family say that their lives will never be the same again.

Peter’s daughter shared the following testament to her father: “One should obey only the tug on one’s heart, the sudden fleeting day when all the swallows head south. For it is their course they are following and they have no words to reason it away.”

His family said: “Peter Monro was an incredibly eccentric, funny, intelligent and unique man. He refused to be anything other than himself. A man of his own time. No one else’s.

“His love of literature carried him through life and his sharp mind was impossible to beat.

“This has been an extremely challenging time for Peter’s loved ones. We hope he is now with the swallows and thank Avon and Somerset Police for their professionalism and support through all of this.

“While life will never be the same again for Peter’s family, we can now move forward with greater dignity and a deeper understanding of the need for compassion and faith.”

Detective Inspector Neil Meade of the major crime investigation team, said: “The past six months have been incredibly painful time for Peter’s family and their touching tribute to him is an indication of how loved he was.

“This guilty plea comes following a comprehensive police investigation and we’re grateful to Peter’s family for their support while that process took place, and the kind words they have said publicly.

“We also wish to thank those people who provided us with information in the early hours of our investigation that linked Christopher Monro to this crime.

“That crucial detail enabled us to work quickly and effectively with our counterparts at Thames Valley Police to ensure Monro was apprehended at the earliest opportunity.”