A man who murdered his wife and their 12-year-old daughter has been jailed for life and told he will probably die in prison. Peter Nash, 47, was given a minimum term of 40 years in prison for the double murder last September at the family’s home in Great Waldingfield near Sudbury, Suffolk. Addressing Nash in his sentencing remarks at Ipswich crown court, Mr Justice Edward Murray said: “Even if you live a long life, there’s a strong possibility, given your current age, that you will die in prison.” Police found Nash covered in blood and holding a knife in the home where the bodies of his wife, Jillu Nash, 43, and their child Louise were also discovered. He had strangled his wife after she had begun a relationship with a work colleague, the court heard. Nash then tried to gas himself and his autistic daughter to death. When this failed, he stabbed her in the stomach and stabbed himself in the chest multiple times, the jury heard. The judge said Nash “attempted to justify these murders with relation to a deeply flawed set of beliefs about the law that you’ve got from internet searches”. He said the defendant had shown no remorse for the killings. The prosecutor David Josse KC said Nash murdered his wife and daughter either late on 7 September or early on 8 September last year. Dhruti Shah, the mother and grandmother of the victims, gave a tearful impact statement in court. She described her daughter as a “brilliant mum” with a “beautiful smile” and a “positive attitude towards life”. She said that “losing my girls was like losing one’s breath”. Shah described Nash as a “living human monster”, adding: “He took life like they were toys in his hands.” Nash, who represented himself in court, was dismissive of the victim impact statements, saying from the secure dock: “It’s BS and I knew them better.” He added: “It was not premeditated.” The judge said Jillu was a “loving and devoted mother” to Louise. He said Louise was a “happy and cheerful girl who inspired great affection in those who knew her”. Nash showed no visible reaction as his sentence was read out and he used his walking frame to head down to the cells, as family members of the victims wept in the public gallery.