Teen Shot Father Dead Then Watched TV- Sydney court told

• Teen pleads guilty to killing his father
• "Shot him for past incidents"
• Watched TV after dad's death

A 17-YEAR-OLD youth shot his father dead in his bed before spending the rest of the night watching television, a Sydney judge has been told.

The youth told police he had gone into his father's bedroom with a stolen shotgun after having thought about past incidents when his father had punished him physically.

The youth, who cannot be named, has pleaded guilty in the NSW Supreme Court to murdering his father at his property near Mudgee, on April 23, 2008.

He also has pleaded guilty to aggravated break and enter involving the theft of a number of firearms.

An agreed statement of facts was tendered to Justice Peter Johnson at the youth's sentencing hearing today.

According to the statement of facts, the teenager told police his father had arrived home from work on the evening of April 23.

"He stated there were no issues or problems between the two during the evening," the statement said.

The teenager then watched TV in his older brother's room until about 10pm (AEST) when his father went to bed.

"The offender stated that about 10.30pm, he went to the cupboard and got the Hollis and Sons double barrel shotgun, loaded it and cocked it then lay down with the gun and continued to watch TV," the facts said.

"He stated that he started thinking about past incidents, where the victim had punished him physically."

The teenager told police he then went into his father's room, where he found him sleeping.
"He stated that he turned on the bedroom light, pointed the shotgun towards the victim, closed his eyes and fired the shotgun."

The facts said the teenager's brother came into the room, checked their father and reported no signs of life.

"He stated (his brother) went back to bed and that he stayed up for the rest of the night, watching TV.

"At no time did he or (the brother) call for any assistance for their father.

"The offender stated that he believed the victim was dead."

The hearing is continuing.