- Sahil Sharma, 24, appeared in custody at Kingston Crown Court on Thursday
- He pleaded guilty to the murder of Mehak Sharma at their home in Croydon
A husband has admitted to murdering his 19-year-old wife after he stabbed her in the neck at their home and then calmly dialled 999.
Sahil Sharma, 24, appeared in custody at Kingston Crown Court on Thursday, where he pleaded guilty to the murder of Mehak Sharma in Croydon, south London.
Shortly after 4.15pm on October 29 last year, Sahil Sharma phoned the police and told the operator that he had killed his wife at their home on Ash Tree Way.
At the address, officers found Mrs Sharma unresponsive. She had suffered catastrophic knife injuries to her neck, and despite the efforts of medics at the scene she was sadly pronounced dead around 20 minutes later.
Mehak’s family were informed and they continue to be supported by specialist officers.
Sahil Sharma, 24, appeared in custody at Kingston Crown Court on Thursday, where he pleaded guilty to the murder of Mehak Sharma in Croydon, south London
Mehak Sharma. Shortly after 4.15pm on October 29 last year, Sahil Sharma phoned the police and told the operator that he had killed his wife at their home on Ash Tree Way
A special post-mortem examination conducted on October 31 last year found the cause of Mehak’s death to have been a stab wound to the neck.
Sharma is due to be sentenced at the same court on April 26.
Detective Inspector Laura Semple, of the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, said: ‘Mehak was killed in her own home, the place where she should have been safest, by the person who should have loved and protected her. My thoughts today are with her family and loved ones.’
She added: ‘Sahil Sharma’s actions have devastated a family. In killing his wife he has robbed her family of a loving daughter for reasons known only to himself.
‘While I am pleased that Mehak Sharma’s loved ones will now be spared the experience of going through a trial, nothing can bring her back to them.’
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