A father who suspected his nurse wife of having an affair has been sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in jail for strangling her and their two young children just days before Christmas. Saju Chelavalel, 52, admitted to the murders and appeared at Northampton Crown Court for sentencing.
The court heard that on the night of December 14, Chelavalel became enraged when his wife, Anju Asok, 35, criticized his mother. At around 10 p.m., he strangled her with a dressing gown cord. Chelavalel then spent time with their two children, Jeeva Saju, six, and Janvi Saju, four, attempting to get them to take a sleeping drug. When his efforts failed, he strangled them using the same method.
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