Police have released an image of a man found guilty of murdering his wife and daughter.
Peter Nash had denied murdering his 43-year-old wife Jillu and autistic daughter Louise but today a jury took just over two hours to convict him of both offences.
During the three week trial, the court heard that the body of his wife was found under a quilt on the living room floor.
Police went to the couple's home on Heath Estate, Great Waldingfield, on September 8 after Jillu Nash failed to turn up for work and Louise did not go to school.
When emergency services entered the house, they found Mrs Nash's dead body on the floor in the living room and Louise's body under a sheet in the bedroom.
Mrs Nash had been asphyxiated and appeared to have a T-shirt stuffed in her mouth.
Louise died from a stab wound to her abdomen.
Nash was lying on the bed next to his daughter holding a knife and was repeatedly stabbing himself.
Police disarmed him after tazering him twice.
He was taken to hospital with 22 stab wounds.
The court heard that Mrs Nash had been having an affair for eight months and had been preparing to leave Nash.
Giving evidence he claimed he had “lawfully” killed his wife because of her behaviour and killed his daughter because he was worried about what would happen to her.
The sentencing of Nash, of Heath Estate, Great Waldingfield, was adjourned until Wednesday, May 17.
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