Son Bingeing on Drugs and Booze Kills 76-Year-Old Dad
Peter McGarry went on a heavy binge of cocaine and alcohol before fatally attacking his 76-year-old father, Malcolm McGarry, at their home in Sutton-in-Ashfield.
Father Found Unconscious with Severe Injuries
Police were called to Northfield Close in the early hours of 1 December last year. They discovered Malcolm unconscious in the living room, suffering serious head and facial injuries.
Officers and paramedics tried CPR, but Malcolm was pronounced dead at 2.05am.
Son Arrested, Claims He Thought He Was Attacking Intruder
Peter, 53, was arrested at the scene. When told he was suspected of murdering his father, he replied in disbelief: “My dad? Are you kidding?”
At Nottingham Crown Court, it emerged Peter was high on cocaine and alcohol. He told police he believed he was attacking a drug-dealing intruder, not his own dad.
Life Sentence for Murder
Peter McGarry, from Kirkby-in-Ashfield, pleaded guilty to murder in April. Yesterday (2 August), he was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 14 years and 123 days, accounting for time already served.
