Pensioner pleads guilty to murdering his wife with a rounders bat in east London

Tarsame Singh beat Maya Devi to death with bat at their home in Elm Park, Hornchurch
Murderer: Tarsame Singh
Met Police
Josh Salisbury1 August 2023
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A 79-year-old man who beat his wife to death with a rounders bat has pleaded guilty to murder.

Tarsame Singh appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Monday where he admitted killing his wife Maya Devi at their home in Hornchurch’s Cowdray Way.

The court heard how on May 2, Singh walked into Romford police station and told the front desk that he had just killed his wife.

Officers immediately attended the family home in Elm Park and found Maya unresponsive on the living room floor.

The wooden rounders bat was found nearby and there was significant amounts of blood staining on the carpet and nearby walls.

Maya was pronounced dead at the scene. A post-mortem examination found the cause of death to be blunt force head injuries.

Singh was charged the next day and remanded into custody.

Detective Chief Inspector Mark Rogers, who led the investigation, said it was a tragic case which has left the couple’s three children “utterly distraught”.

“No-one should ever lose their mother in this way and we will continue to think of, and support them, at this difficult time,” he said.

“Singh has never admitted what caused him to act in such a violent way that evening but we are pleased he has pleaded guilty and will now face a significant custodial sentence.”

Singh is due to be sentenced at the same court on Friday, September 29.

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