Police were called to Malcolm McGarry’s home in Northfields Close, Sutton, on December 1 of last year.
Peter McGarry, 53, of Alexandra Street, Kirkby, was charged with his murder and entered a guilty plea on Wednesday,July 18.
After the brief hearing at Nottingham Crown Court, Judge Stuart Rafferty KC told him he would face a life sentence.
He said: “You have pleaded guilty to the most serious offence that you can, namely murder.
“There is only one sentence for that offence, and it is life imprisonment.”
A date for the sentencing will be set in due course.
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