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INDIA: BRITISH MOTHER SENTENCED TO DEATH AFTER MURDERING HER SIKH HUSBAND
October 23, 2023: A British mother has been sentenced to death in India after she brutally murdered her husband in front of their nine-year-old son with the help of her lover, Daily Mail reported on October 17, 2023.
Ramandeep Kaur Mann, 38, from Derby, was found guilty of murdering her husband Sukhjit Singh, 34, while they were on holiday at his mother's house in India in 2016.
Mr Singh, a devout Sikh and father-of-two from Derby, was found in bed with his throat slit on September 2, 2016 — murdered in front of his terrified son, who was nine years old at the time.
Their son told the court during the trial that he had been sleeping in the bed next to his father when he was awoken to the sight of his mother smothering Mr Singh with a pillow.
Her lover, Mr Singh's childhood friend Gurpreet Singh, then hit the father-of-two on the head with a hammer before Ramandeep slit his throat.
Now, seven years on, Ramandeep has been found guilty of her husband's murder and been sentenced to death by hanging by an Indian court, reports NDTV.
Gurpreet Singh was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison with a fine of 10,000 rupees (£98.75).
Mr Singh, his wife and their two children travelled to his mother's house in Banda, south east of Delhi, on July 28, 2016 to see relatives and meet up with Gurpreet Singh, who had attended school with Mr Singh.
Ramandeep had reportedly told police that her husband refused to give her a divorce. The couple had been married since 2005.
On the day of the murder, Ramandeep poisoned the entire family, including her seven-year-old son, after she made a pot of dahl for them. But she didn't realise that her other son, who was nine at the time, hadn't touched the dahl that night.
This meant that her eldest son witnessed his mother murdering his father with the help of Gurpreet Singh, who had spent days with the family on trips out.
Government lawyer Shree Pal Verma said the couple's eldest son later testified in court during his mother's murder trial.
'He told the court that he was sleeping with his father when his mother smothered her husband with a pillow,' Verma said.
'Then, Gurpreet hit Mr Singh with a hammer on his head. After that, Gurpreet took out a knife from his pocket and gave it to Ramandeep, who slit the throat of Mr Singh.' (Source: Daily Mail, 17/10/2023)
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