Loser, 51, Strangled Mother

A jobless middle-aged loser, who lived with his mother, strangled her with an electrical cord when she threatened to throw him out of the family home.

Majid Butt, 51, who shared the property in Gade Close, Hayes, west London with his 71 year-old mum walked into a local police station with the murder weapon and confessed.

He pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Butt walked from home to Hayes police station at around 1.00pm on Sunday, May 13, where he stated he had killed his mother.

Officers attended the house and found the body of Mrs Khatoon. She was pronounced dead at 1.21pm.

Detectives from the Homicide and Major Crime Command investigated.

A post-mortem examination commenced at Fulham Mortuary on May 14.

While cause of death has yet to be confirmed, evidence of asphyxia and trauma was identified.

Butt told officers at the police station that he had an argument with his mother and she threatened to throw him out of the house.

He said: “I came here to confess that I have strangled my mother.”

Evidence was found that Butt had strangled Mrs Khatoon with an electrical cable.