Surjit Singh, 39, was sentenced by Birmingham Crown Court in September after being found guilty of murdering his own mother over a disagreement on the TV remote.
Singh murdered 76-year-old Mohinder Kaur in their North England home in September last year.
While under the influence of cocaine and alcohol, Singh stamped and kicked his mother, causing injuries to her head, neck and limbs.
The court was told that Singh, who was a carer for his elderly mother, began the attack after Kaur commented negatively on his state of intoxication.
Singh later told police, “I didn’t mean it, I just lost my head.” He had also texted his sister he had “killed your mum.”
Judge Simon Drew KC said, “Your mother criticized you for your intoxicated state and insisted you vacated your shared space.
“When she took the TV remote control that triggered your attack. In a rage you pushed, kicked and stamped on her; as you ... ‘just couldn’t take it anymore’.
“Cocaine and alcohol were both detected in your blood... in the 24 hours prior to your arrest you had consumed 700ml of whisky, eight to 10 cans of beer, and two grammes of cocaine.”
Sentencing Singh, the judge said: “It is clear to me from the blood staining around the house that this was a sustained attack over a considerable period of time during the course of which your elderly and frail mother tried to protect herself and during which she must have suffered terribly.”
Incidents of violence
Prior to the murder, Singh had also thrown bricks into his brother’s garden after the two had a disagreement.
The murder was reportedly not the first time that Singh had expressed an inclination toward violence, as prosecutor Michelle Heeley KC claimed Singh told his sister he was “going to smash her lights out” and slapped her.
In a November 2023 call to the NHS non-emergency line, Singh admitted that he was struggling with his mental health and had ripped his mother’s hair out.