British murderer’s daughter-in-law: How bloodthirsty murderers murdered their own family by beating their victims to death with a rolling pin until they were burned alive in their beds

Relationships with in-laws are often problematic in any family.

Many stepdaughters will readily admit that they do not get along with their partner’s mother.

But few people would be sick enough to think that murder is the solution to such conflicts.

This month, a Brazilian stepdaughter was arrested on suspicion of three counts of murder and three more counts of attempted murder after killing her family, including her mother-in-law, with a Christmas cake that had traces of arsenic poisoning.

now, MailOnline investigated the horrific mother-in-law murder that shocked Britain.

From a woman who bludgeoned her mother-in-law to death with a rolling pin to a woman who stabbed her mother-in-law 16 times with a kitchen knife, here are the heinous crimes committed by stepdaughters against their in-laws…

Beating mother-in-law to death with a rolling pin

Rajvinder Kaur (37) inflicted multiple injuries on her mother-in-law Baljit Kaur Bhata’s head, neck and body in a series of attacks with a rolling pin in her family’s bathroom.

She then called an ambulance claiming that her mother-in-law had had a heart attack.

On February 25 last year, emergency services were called to a flat in Southampton where 56-year-old Mrs Butter, known as Bibi, was found dead in her bath.

The jury at Winchester Crown Court was shown video of the scene showing blood on the bathroom floor.

Mrs. Kaul admits to killing her mother-in-law, but denies the murder, claiming that her mother-in-law’s attitude towards her caused her to lose control.

Rajvinder Kaur said Batal had been staying with her family for six months and had been badmouthing her, threatening her and being unkind to her.

The court was told that Ms Kaur’s two sons, aged nine and 18 months, were at the home at the time of the murder.

A previous trial in which Mrs Kaul denied any involvement in the death was halted earlier this year when she admitted to the killing.

At one point, she said her mother-in-law must have slipped and injured herself while taking a bath and applying oil, the court heard.

Prosecutor Bill Mousley QC said there was shouting between Ms Kaul and her husband Iqbal Singh when paramedics arrived and Ms Kaul was in the bathroom washing her mother-in-law in a hand-held shower.

Singh and paramedics lifted Batard out of the bath and into the kitchen while Kaur watched.

Resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful.

“She contends that she is guilty only of manslaughter, not murder, because she was induced to lose control by Baljit Batard’s general and specific actions,” Moosley said.

“She claims he was unkind to her and called her names.

“She claims that her mother-in-law was threatening her in the bathroom.

“Alternatively, she is said to have been in an abnormal mental state at the time of the attack, which may limit liability for her death.”

Mrs Buttar had been staying with her family since August 2010 and was scheduled to return to India on February 27, just two days after her death.

Mr Mousley told the court: “It is clear that she was very angry when she attacked and killed her mother-in-law, but her actions were driven by a fear of serious harm or mistreatment. It wasn’t.”

“Whatever the reason for her deadly violence, it was not justifiable.

“Any explanation that the defendant now seeks to advance should at least be viewed with considerable skepticism, given her persistent attempts to mislead the police and the courts, as well as her own psychiatrist, on previous occasions. It is.”

“In the face of the evidence against her, this late change in policy is just another disingenuous effort at damage control.”

Ms Kaur, 37, was sentenced to life in prison for beating her mother-in-law Baljit Kaur Batar to death with a rolling pin at her Southampton home in February last year, with a minimum term of 11 years.

I set my mother-in-law’s bed on fire while she was sleeping.

“Evil” Karen Vanpreugh, 44, set fire to her mother-in-law Elizabeth Vanpreugh’s 77-year-old bed in her home.

The frail pensioner died from burns and smoke inhalation after a fire destroyed her bungalow in Eaton Court, Newark, Nottinghamshire, on December 15, 2021.

The court heard that the daughter-in-law, also known as Karen Degg, carried out the murder in order to cash in her inheritance because she was deeply in debt.

She had kept her financial problems a secret from her husband and mother-in-law, and claimed to police that the fire had been accidentally caused by a lit cigarette.

However, the evidence shown to the jury proved that only an open flame shined directly on the bottom of the bed could have caused the inferno.

VanPreux’s movements before the fire also provided further damning evidence detailing suspicious movements to and from the address captured on CCTV.

Jurors heard that Mr Vanpreux used his mother-in-law’s bank account to support himself and pocketed around £27,000 from it.

The day before she decided to set fire to the victim’s house, she had just £110 left in her account, but by then Elizabeth’s bank had restricted transactions to a maximum of £5.

Mr. Vanpreux accompanied his mother-in-law to the bank, apparently to have the limit lifted.

After a trial at Leicester Crown Court, a jury found her guilty of murder.

VanPreux was sentenced to life in prison and ordered to serve a minimum of 32 years.

Judge Timothy Spencer KC said Elizabeth’s actions were “evil and horrifying” and that when she woke up her bedroom would have been a “hellish” scene.

The court was told that Elizabeth, known to her family as Anna, was deaf, had seven hip surgeries and was in poor health.

The judge said Mr Vanpreux considered his mother-in-law a “burden” and killed her for financial gain.

After delivering the verdict, Mr Justice Spencer thanked the jury for their hard work and said the case was “one of the most harrowing imaginable”.

“Anne was a devoted mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and friend to so many,” the grieving family said in a statement after the incident.

“She married her husband Jess in 1968 and they started their journey together in Collingham.

“Their family grew with Mark’s arrival and then moved to Newark, where Rachel completed her loving family circle.

“Anne’s sister Jean and her family often accompanied her, and together they made many treasured memories as they traveled in their caravan.

Anne and Jess find solace and joy in tending their beloved garden, which has won them awards including Best Kept Garden.

“Christmas held a special place in Anne’s heart because it meant being surrounded by her loving family, the real source of her happiness.

“Anne was happiest when spending time with her three granddaughters, Leah, Jessie and Isla. She was so proud of them all.

“Anne loved vacations and loved cruising. She would go on cruises at least twice a year with her family and friends.

“She made a lot of friends on this holiday because she loved talking and getting to know people.

“She will be greatly missed by her family and many friends.”

Following the incident, Nottinghamshire Police described the “brutal” murder as a “premeditated act born of evil and greed”.

Chief Inspector Claire Deane, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This is a very sad and tragic case and I am delighted that the jury saw through Karen Vanpreugh’s lies and, after careful deliberation, found her guilty of murder. I’m happy,” he said.

“The simple fact is that she deliberately set the devastating and deadly fire knowing full well that Elizabeth was asleep on the premises.

“It was a brutal and deliberate act born of evil and greed.

“While today’s verdict brings to an end a long legal ordeal for Elizabeth’s family, I am acutely aware that it does not alleviate the pain they feel every day from this terrible loss. .

“I would like to thank each of them for the tremendous courage and dignity they have shown in unimaginably difficult circumstances.”

Killed mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and nephew by stabbing them 73 times with a kitchen knife

In 1994, a young mother who stabbed three relatives to death with a kitchen knife escaped prison.

A jury at Northampton Crown Court found Kulwinder Kaur Bahia, 23, not guilty of murdering her mother-in-law, sister-in-law and nephew in November 1992.

She was admitted to have murdered her mother-in-law Gurmeji Kaur Bahia, 60, her sister-in-law Surinder Kaur Dandwar, 28, and her nephew Akhtar Singh Dandwar, 4. She avoided imprisonment.

She was found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and had once attempted to kill a four-month-old infant by swinging him against a wall, fracturing his skull.

Bahia married into the family in an arranged marriage at the age of 18, and three years later, she murdered her relative.

She came to England when she was five years old after living in India.

Her mother-in-law was stabbed 16 times, her sister-in-law 46 times and her 4-year-old nephew 11 times.The house was then doused with petrol and set on fire.

Ms Bahia, who had two daughters and lived near her in-laws in Smethwick, West Midlands, claimed she had been treated badly by her husband and mother-in-law.

On November 7, she went to her sister-in-law’s house and stabbed her and her son to death.

The court found that after returning home to change her bloody clothes, she murdered her mother-in-law, put her body in a large plastic bag, dragged it into her sister-in-law’s house, and set it on fire.

She was detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act.