A 34-YEAR-OLD Whiddon Down man has admitted intentionally strangling his mother and will be sentenced by a judge next month.

Matthew Palmer, of Gooseford Farm, Whiddon Down, also pleaded guilty to assaulting Janet Palmer on the same day in March 2026 at a cottage in Sampford Courtenay.

Palmer appeared before Exeter magistrates court on Wednesday, September 23 and was told he will be sentenced at Exeter Crown Court on October 21.