Man 'drunkenly bludgeoned his elderly dad to death with a bottle of champagne'
An allegedly drunk man “caved in” his elderly father’s head with a bottle of champagne, a court was told.
Deekan Singh Vig allegedly downed half a bottle of whisky before he attacked shopkeeper Arjan Singh Vig at the family’s home in Southgate, north London.
Police found the 86-year-old’s body on the floor of Vig's bedroom while his son was naked and surrounded by about 100 bottles of champagne, including blood stained bottles of Veuve Cliquot and Bollinger, the court heard.
The 54-year-old is alleged to have said: "My dad is dead. I killed my dad. I hit him over the head with a f***ing bloody bottle of Bollinger champagne. Why did I kill my dad.
Bottles of champagne were found at the scene (Getty Images)“Oh s*** I killed my dad. He could have just died from a heart attack. I f***ing hit him with a bottle of f***ing champagne.
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“I hate French champagne."
Vig admitted the manslaughter of his father but denies murder.
Prosecuting, Deanna Heer KC told proceedings the victim had been hit repeatedly in the face and head with a full bottle of champagne causing extensive injuries and almost immediate death.
She said the defendant accepted the killing and that his father had done nothing to justify the attack - but he did not mean to cause him really serious harm.
Vig allegedly developed a taste for champagne during the Covid lockdownVig had lived with his father and mother Damanjit Vig, 85, in their four-bedroom detached home for about 40 years, while his younger sister Rippan Vig lived with her partner.
The family had moved from Uganda to the UK when Vig was aged five at the time Idi Amin expelled members of the Asian community from the east African country.
His father was a qualified accountant while his mother, a zoologist, worked as a teacher.
His sister had forged a career as a successful lawyer and married while Vig did not have girlfriends and helped his father in the family business.
The court heard Deekan Singh Vig was surrounded by bottles of Champagne (SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Jurors heard he had developed a taste for alcohol during the lockdown.
On the evening of the killing of October 30 2021, Vig's parents had returned home and settled down in front of the television.
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Mrs Vig heard vomiting noises from her son's room and he told her he had consumed half a bottle of whisky, jurors heard.
The last thing she saw was her husband comforting their son, the court heard.
She called her daughter because Vig appeared "out of control" and "drunk" and she in turn dialled 999, the prosecutor said.
Vig is said to have told police: "My Dad is dead. I killed my Dad" (Getty Images/iStockphoto)An officer tried to push open the defendant's door and, looking through a gap, saw Mr Vig's head covered in blood, the court heard.
The defendant said he could not open the door, saying: "You're too late. He's been dead for an hour."
Once officers gained entry, they saw Mr Vig's head had been "severely caved in" and it was obvious he was dead.
The defendant, who was naked with blood on his hands, feet and legs, was Tasered and detained in handcuffs after becoming verbally abusive and aggressive, Ms Heer said.
The defendant allegedly admitted to drinking 500mls of whisky between 7.30pm and 9.30pm.
At the crime scene, police uncovered 100 bottles of champagne, 10 Amazon delivery boxes of whisky bottles, and an empty bottle of Talisker Scotch on the bed.
Beside Mr Vig's body were two bottles of champagne - one Veuve Cliquot and the other Bollinger - with a "significant amount" of blood on them.
A post-mortem examination identified injuries "entirely consistent with an assault with a full champagne bottle", Ms Heer said.
The trial continues.
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