GURPREET DEV

A 26-year-old man named Gurpreet Dev has been convicted of the murder of his father, Harjit Dev, in Essex.

The incident occurred after Dev discovered that he had been mortgaging his parents' home to cover his gambling debts.

Gurpreet Dev strangled his 51-year-old father and subsequently concealed the body in the trunk of his car.

The body was not discovered until four and a half months later, in March of the following year.

Evidence showed that Dev had attempted to digitally search for information related to murder and killing just a week before the crime.

The Old Bailey court sentenced Gurpreet Dev to serve a minimum of 14 years in prison, as ordered by Judge Paul Focke.

During the trial, it was revealed that Dev had also forged his parents’ signatures to obtain a £150,000 mortgage on their family home located in Seven Kings, Ilford, and had defrauded them of approximately £270,000.

The case highlighted Dev’s financial desperation due to heavy losses in stock exchange activities and internet spread betting, which ultimately led to this tragic outcome.

Additionally, Dev attempted to manipulate a cellmate into falsely implicating another household member for the murder.