London: An Indian-origin man in north London has been sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of murder of his father with champagne bottle over his head.
The accused, Deekan Paul Singh Vig, 54, was convicted following a trial at the Old Bailey court last month and was sentenced for a minimum term of 18 years before being considered for parole at the same court on Friday.
The Met Police said Vig’s father, 86-year-old Arjan Singh Vig, lived at the same home as him in Southgate, north London. The family had moved from Uganda to the UK when Vig was aged five at the time Idi Amin expelled members of the South Asian community from the east African country.
Vig had developed a taste for alcohol during the COVID lockdown and admitted to drinking 500ml of whisky earlier on the evening of the incident, said reports.
At the crime scene, police uncovered 100 bottles of champagne, 10 Amazon delivery boxes of whisky bottles, and an empty bottle of Talisker Scotch on the bed.
Vig had denied murder but admitted manslaughter on the second day of his trial on the basis that he did not intend to cause his father really serious harm.
