Man jailed for Seacroft murder of wife and 12-year-old daughter

Peter Nash sentenced to minimum term of 40 years for killing Jillu and Louise at home

A man has been sentenced to life in prison and informed that he will most likely die there for killing his wife and their 12-year-old daughter.

Peter Nash, 47, was sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in prison for the double homicide that occurred at the family’s Great Waldingfield, Suffolk,

During his sentencing speech at Ipswich Crown Court, Mr. Justice Edward Murray addressed Nash, saying, “Even if you live a long life, there’s a strong possibility that you will die in prison given your current age.”

In the house where the corpses of his wife, 43-year-old Jillu Nash, and their daughter, Louise, were also found, police discovered Nash drenched in blood and carrying a knife.

He had strangled his wife after she had begun a relationship with a work colleague, the court heard. Nash then tried to gas himself and his autistic daughter to death. When this failed, he stabbed her in the stomach and stabbed himself in the chest multiple times, the jury heard.

In response to an internet search, Nash “attempted to justify these murders with relation to a deeply flawed set of beliefs about the law,” the court stated. He claimed that the defendant had not expressed regret for the murders.

Nash killed his wife and daughter June 24 2024, according to prosecutor David Josse KC.

The victims’ mother and grandmother, Dhruti Shah, made a moving impact statement in court. Her daughter had a “beautiful smile,” a “positive attitude towards life,” and was a “brilliant mum,” according to her mother. “Losing my girls was like losing one’s breath,” the woman added.

Shah called Nash a “living human monster” and continued, saying that “he treated people like toys in his hand.

The victim impact statements were dismissed by Nash, who represented himself in court, who said, “It’s BS and I knew them better,” from the secure dock. “It was not premeditated,” he continued.

Jillu was described by the judge as Louise’s “loving and devoted mother.” “Happy and cheerful girl who inspired great affection in those who knew her,” was how he described Louise.

As the victims’ families sobbed in the public gallery, Nash remained motionless as his sentence was read out and he made his way to the cells using his walking frame.