A 30-YEAR-OLD man has admitted the murder of his own father at his home, in Bath, earlier this year.

Peter Monro, 73, died after an attack at his home in Kelston View on Tuesday, February 11. And at Bristol Crown Court yesterday (August 11), his son – Christopher Monro pleaded guilty to murder.

Munro was arrested following a call to Peter’s home at just after noon on that day in February, after a carer found him wounded in a bedroom.

Sadly, after paramedics arrived minutes later, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Police were told Christopher had been staying with his father the weekend before the incident – with several people saying they heard an argument two days before.

Detectives traced Monro’s movements, and he was arrested at his home address in Osney Lane, Oxford, by Thames Valley Police in the early hours of February 12 and transported back to the Avon and Somerset Police area and later charged with murder.

Christopher Monro pleaded guilty to murder. Picture: Avon & Somerset Police

Following his guilty plea, Peter’s family said their lives will never be the same again, with his daughter sharing some words in tribute to her father’s talent for writing.

“One should obey only the tug on one’s heart, the sudden fleeting day when all the swallows head south. For it is their course they are following and they have no words to reason it away,” she said.

Peter’s family added: “Peter Monro was an incredibly eccentric, funny, intelligent and unique man. He refused to be anything other than himself. A man of his own time. No one else’s.

“His love of literature carried him through life and his sharp mind was impossible to beat.”

They added: “This has been an extremely challenging time for Peter’s loved ones. We hope he is now with the swallows and thank Avon and Somerset Police for their professionalism and support through all of this.

“While life will never be the same again for Peter’s family, we can now move forward with greater dignity and a deeper understanding of the need for compassion and faith.”

Peter Monro was described as an “incredibly eccentric, funny, intelligent and unique man”. Picture: Avon & Somerset Police

Detective Inspector Neil Meade, of the Major Crime Investigation Team, said: “The past six months have been incredibly painful time for Peter’s family and their touching tribute to him is an indication of how loved he was.

“This guilty plea comes following a comprehensive police investigation and we’re grateful to Peter’s family for their support while that process took place, and the kind words they have said publicly.

“We also wish to thank those people who provided us with information in the early hours of our investigation that linked Christopher Monro to this crime.

“That crucial detail enabled us to work quickly and effectively with our counterparts at Thames Valley Police to ensure Monro was apprehended at the earliest opportunity.”

Christopher will be sentenced for murder on Friday, November 7. He has been remanded into custody until then.