Ex-gurkha strangled to death, court told

 A 50-year-old woman strangled an elderly ex-gurkha to death before imprisoning and assaulting his wife, a court has heard.

Sun Tamang, 50, of Aldershot, Hants, is on trial at Winchester Crown Court accused of the murder of 75-year-old Man Limbu. Stephen Harvey QC, prosecuting, told the court that Mr Limbu was found dead by Tamang’s children on the kitchen floor of their home. He said that Tamang then went to the home of Mr Limbu.

When Gayatri Devi Limbu, Mr Limbu’s wife, returned, Tamang attacked her and locked her in the house until police “fortunately” arrived to give the news of Mr Limbu’s death. Tamang denies murder, assault causing actual bodily harm and false imprisonment.