Negligee-wearing transvestite son, 47, is found guilty of murdering his mother, 86, by stabbing her in heart with sword and then decapitating her
- Philip Tarver, 47, from Woking in Surrey, has been found guilty at the Old Bailey
- He was also found guilty of making threats to kill his father Colin Tarver, 84
- He previously told police he was putting his mother 'out of her misery'
- Tarver sliced off his mother's wedding ring finger and put it in the kettle
A negligee-wearing transvestite has been found guilty of murdering his 86-year-old mother by stabbing her in the heart with a sword and then decapitating her.
Philip Tarver, 47, from Woking in Surrey, has been found guilty at the Old Bailey of the murder of his mother Angela Tarver.
He was also found guilty of making threats to kill his father Colin Tarver, 84.
The killer, who had never moved out of the family home and was still being given pocket money, decapitated his mother, then cut off her finger and put it in the kettle on December 19.
When police arrived, he emerged from the detached £600,000 family home waving a small Union Jack flag and announced: 'I surrender.'
He added: 'I am sorry for killing her. F*****g hell, I must repent for my sins.'
Philip Tarver, 47, has been found guilty of murdering his 86-year-old mother, Angela (pictured), by stabbing her in the heart with a sword and then decapitating her
Despite his confession, Tarver tried to blame his father who listened to his son's allegations at the back of the court with his head in his hands.
Tarver had a history of cocaine and cannabis use, but psychiatric tests revealed he was responsible for his actions.
He denied murder but he was unanimously convicted of murder by the jury after 12 hours and 43 minutes deliberation.
Tarver shock his head after the jury's verdict was read out and was later seen weeping in the dock.
He is due to be sentenced on October 8.
He was also found guilty of making threats to kill his father Colin Tarver, 84. Pictured: Police at the scene
Tarver claimed he was qualified as a watch repairer and clock maker and also worked as a delivery driver but recently had concentrated on song writing without success.
He drank a bottle of vodka and six beers the night before the killing and the following morning he came down the stairs wearing a women's nightdress and began to 'spring clean'.
He pulled the television wires from the wall, annoying his father because Mr and Mrs Tarver wanted to watch Bargain Hunt.
After he plugged the TV back in, Mr Tarver heard a scream from the kitchen where his wife had been drinking a cup of tea.
'He heard a short, sharp scream, and ran from where he was into the dining room,' said prosecutor Alexandra Healy.
'He could see that the chair that Angela was sitting on was knocked over. He could see his wife's feet were resting on that knocked over chair and they were not moving.
'He could tell she was laying on her back. Suddenly, the defendant appeared in front of him holding an ornamental sword that he had owned for sometime.
'He was holding the sword out in front of him, pointing it towards Colin Tarver.
'He said something to the effect of: "I am going to kill you" or "I have to kill you".
Tarver had previously told police he was putting his frail mother 'out of her misery' when he stabbed her. Pictured: A forensic officer at the scene
'He had a demented look in his eyes which he said were bulging.'
The father told the court: 'Once I was in the dining room I could see the chair Angela was sitting on had gone over and all I could see were her legs resting on the chair.
'They weren't moving. Motionless. She was on her back. Philip was standing in the hall.
'I noticed he was holding a sword and it was covered in blood.'
He added: 'I thought he was going to kill me. When he said he had to kill me. I said why?
Tarver had previously told police he was putting his frail mother 'out of her misery' when he stabbed her.
He then put her head in the freezer because he 'couldn't bear to look at her,' the Old Bailey heard.
Tarver, who was wearing a see-through negligee at the time of the murder, sliced off the finger on which his mother wore her wedding and maternity rings and put it in the kettle, prosecutors claim.
The court heard he then turned on his father Colin Tarver with a 'demented look' in his eyes and threatened to kill him during the rampage in their family home.
But the pensioner managed to wrestle the weapon away from his son and call the police, the Old Bailey was told.
Tarver, who was wearing a see-through negligee at the time of the murder, sliced off the finger on which his mother wore her wedding and maternity rings and put it in the kettle, prosecutors claim. Pictured: Police cordon off an area near to the house
Mrs Tarver had a stroke in 1991 which left her struggling to speak and using a Zimmer frame to help with her mobility.
Tarver later told police he wanted to 'put her out of her misery' after he came downstairs and thought she looked 'half-dead' as she sat at the kitchen table, the court heard.
The killer said to officers after his arrest that he had struggled with his sexuality since he was five and dressed in women's clothing, the court heard.
Tarver said he greeted his father wearing the see-through negligee earlier in the morning to which Mr Tarver responded: 'Oh no, you're dressed like that again,' jurors were told.
Grey-haired and bespectacled Colin Tarver appeared in the witness box on Thursday wearing a black suit as his son sat in the dock.
Giving evidence the widower said his late wife had mainly used written notes to communicate with people after suffering a 'severe' stroke when she was in her 50s.
Tarver shock his head after the jury's verdict was read out and was later seen weeping in the dock. He is due to be sentenced on October 8. Pictured: Old Bailey
Ms Healy asked: 'Had he always lived with you?'
'Yes most of the time he lived with us. Sometimes he worked away from home and didn't live in the house,' Mr Tarver said.
'When Philip was 18 did Mrs Tarver suffer a severe stroke?' Ms Healy asked.
'Yes,' the widower said.
'Did that affect her ability to speak?' the prosecutor asked.
'Yes, she couldn't really speak at all. She tried to answer things but it was difficult to communicate.
'She would write notes and eventually you would understand what she was getting at,' Mr Tarver said.
'So she could understand you but had huge difficulty communicating orally to people?' the QC said.
'That's right, yes,' the father replied.
The prosecutor told jurors they would consider evidence about an acute psychotic episode allegedly experienced by Tarver during the attack.
Ms Healy said the question was whether it had been triggered by his own use of cannabis, or was an 'independent psychotic episode which coincidentally developed against a background of cannabis and cocaine use.'
Tarver allegedly made a series of 'significant' comments and ranted about needing to 'make sure' his mother was dead while he was in police custody.
Ms Healy said: 'He said: "She's in the freezer, she's in bits." He's blinking repeatedly with his eyes and he says "put a patch over my left eye, the f***ers been possessed. I need a drink. Holy water of course. Whiskey, just Irish whiskey."
'He said: "I had a moment of madness."
'He described struggling with his sexuality since the age of five and he dressed in women's clothes but his father didn't mind.
'He described his mother sitting at the kitchen table and looking half dead so he said he put her out of her misery.
'He said he stabbed her in the heart and he had to make sure she was dead. He said it was all a blur and hazy and he was trying to process what had happened.
'He said his dad said: "Oh no you're dressed like that again." He said his dad was used to seeing him dressed in women's clothing.
'He saw his mum still in the kitchen staring blankly at a wall not looking at it. She didn't acknowledge him - he got a knife, he pushed her onto the floor and stabbed her in the heart. He then said he cut her head off with a knife to make sure she was dead.
'He said he was very confused at the time and still doesn't know what happened.
'He was described as shaking with his head in his hand and sobbing saying: "What have I done?"
Asked why he put her head in the freezer, Tarver allegedly replied: 'I couldn't bear to look at her so I had to get the head away from me.'
Ms Healy added: 'A scabbard was present on the floor of the dining room. Two rings had been identified in the washing up bowl in the kitchen.
'The stab wound to the left chest wall, this was the fatal injury.'
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