A MAN has pleaded guilty to murdering his 93-year-old father at a village in the area.
Gary Moore, 65, killed Robert Moore, better known as Bob, at Gary's home in Hambrook, on Saturday, June 22.
Moore was arrested that morning by officers and subsequently charged with the 93-year-old’s murder.
He pleaded guilty at a hearing at Bristol Crown Court yesterday, Friday, November 1.
Moore has been remanded in custody and will be sentenced later this month.
A spokesperson from Avon and Somerset Police said: "Our thoughts remain with the victim’s family, who we continue to provide support to."
At the time of his death, shocked neighbours described Bob as a 'frail' but ‘lovely’ man who went downhill after the death of his wife Pat.
They said he had two sons and a daughter and had reportedly built the property - named Old Mill - from scratch, living there with his wife Pat until she died.
Neighbour and friend Andy Anstey said it was a tragedy and paid tribute to Bob.
He said: “I’ve been living here for 64 years and they’ve been living there for 50 years.
“I grew up with the kids,
“Bob was very old and frail, when his wife – Pat – died of dementia, Bob went downhill.
“Bob and Pat were very pleasant neighbours.
"When my dad died in 2001, they helped look after my mum until she died. Before that she was over there all the time.
“He was just an ordinary old chap, he was lovely. My family used to go over there for barbecues, him and Pat were great.
“What happened is gutting, I’ve known him since they moved in. You’ll see on the gable end [of Bob’s house] a stone ‘P/R Moore 1980’.
"The family lived in a caravan and Bob built the house up from nothing and they moved in.
“All I know is the paramedics turned up and he was still alive, but they couldn’t bring him back and obviously the paramedics called the police as it was suspicious.
“I went out to get a paper when the ambulance was here.
"When I got back ten minutes later, there were police everywhere and I had to pull over a bit because two officers were walking (the suspect) away in handcuffs."
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