Overview
- Christopher “Kit” Monro, 30, pleaded guilty at Bristol Crown Court and received a life sentence with a minimum term of 12 years.
- Emergency services were called on February 11 after a carer found 73-year-old Peter Monro fatally wounded in a bedroom at his Kelston View home.
- Avon and Somerset Police traced the suspect’s movements and Thames Valley Police arrested him the next day at his address in Oxford.
- Detectives said Monro had been staying with his father the preceding weekend, with reports of an argument two days before the killing.
- In a victim impact statement, sister Lara described profound grief and addressed her brother in court, as Detective Chief Inspector Neil Meade noted the family’s ongoing pain despite the sentence.