Exclusive:Alan Wotton: Gosport pensioner on trial for murder felt 'totally angry' as he stabbed nephew multiple times

A pensioner told police he felt “angry” before stabbing his nephew multiple times, a court has heard.

Alan Wotton, 83 of Exmouth Road, Gosport, is accused of killing of Andrew Avery, 65, charged with one count of murder and one alternative count of manslaughter. He denies the charges, saying he acted in self-defence.

Mr Avery died after being seriously assaulted at his home in Exmouth Road on November 29, 2024. The house was also set on fire, with Wotton already pleading guilty to one count of arson.

In his first police interview, Wotton not only admitted that he stabbed Mr Avery several times, but gave his account of why he did so, alleging that his nephew was brandishing a knife in front of him. The pair had already fallen out over an inheritance dispute, the jury was told.

Speaking to police after his arrest, Wotton said: “He had the knife - I’m a lot stronger than him, and the outcome is he lost. He attacked me, but he made a mistake; I turned the knife on him.

“My hands are very strong. He was being an idiot. I got the knife, pulled it away, and stabbed him.”

Wotton told officers that he was entitled to £20,000 from his sister’s will, but that Mr Avery had suggested putting it into an investment account in his name - something Wotton objected to.

He said: “Ever since she died, all that talk had been about her money. They’ve all got plenty of money.

“I saw a lot of blood on the carpet. I didn’t check [if he was still alive] - I was just totally angry, and thought nobody was going to get any bloody money.

“Why did I stab him? He was trying to stab me, I suppose. He’s a greedy b*******. I was thinking to just get on with it, just get it done.”

The court also heard from fire investigation officer Andrew Earle, who told he court that he found “no indication” of ignitable fluids in the property.

Wotton told police he “hadn’t done a very good job” of starting a fire in the property, having used a lighter to set fire to two sofas in the living room, as well as a separate fire in the loft.

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