Overview

• Christopher Monro, 30, admitted stabbing his 73-year-old father, Peter Monro, to death on Monday during a brief hearing at Bristol Crown Court.
• Avon and Somerset Police issued a photograph of Monro following his guilty plea and expressed gratitude to those who provided information linking him to the crime.
• Investigators say a carer found Peter Monro with fatal knife wounds in his Kelston View, Bath home on February 11.
• Detectives from Avon and Somerset and Thames Valley Police traced Monro’s movements and arrested him at his Osney Lane, Oxford address on February 12.
• Judge Julian Lambert remanded Monro in custody and scheduled his sentencing hearing for November 7, 2025.