A British mother has been sentenced to death in India after brutally murdering her husband in front of their shocked nine-year-old son, with the help of her lover.
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 home 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 bed next to his father when he woke up to see his mother suffocating Mr Singh with a pillow.
Her lover, Gurpreet Singh, Mr Singh’s childhood friend, then hit the father-of-two on the head with a hammer before Ramandeep slit his throat.
Now, seven years later, Ramandeep has been found guilty of her husband’s murder and sentenced to death by hanging by an Indian court, reports say NDTV.
Ramandeep Kaur Mann, 38, from Derby, was found guilty of murdering her Sikh husband Sukhjit Singh, 34, while they were on holiday at his mother’s home in India in 2016. They are pictured together in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India on September 2. 2016 days before the murder
Mr Singh, a devout Sikh and father of two from Derby, was found in bed with his throat slit seven years ago – murdered in front of his terrified son, who was nine years old at the time.
Left: Sukhjit Singh (L), Ramandeep Kaur Mann (C) and Gurpreet Singh (back)
Ramandeep Kaur Mann (right) with her lover Gurpreet Singh (left) during a 2016 trial for her husband’s murder
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 traveled to his mother’s home in Banda, southeast of Delhi, on July 28, 2016, to see relatives and meet Gurpreet Singh, who had gone to school with Mr Singh.
Ramandeep had reportedly told the 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 making them a pot of dahl. But she didn’t realize that her other son, who was nine at the time, had not touched the dahl that night.
This meant that her eldest son witnessed his mother killing his father with the help of Gurpreet Singh, who had spent days with the family on outings.
Government lawyer Shree Pal Verma said the couple’s eldest son later testified in court during the murder trial against his mother.
“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 on the head with a hammer. Thereafter, Gurpreet took out a knife from his pocket and gave it to Ramandeep, who slit Mr. Singh’s throat.”
Now Ramandeep has been sentenced to death by the Indian court.
Ramandeep was found guilty of her husband’s murder and sentenced to death by hanging by an Indian court
Ramandeep Kaur Mann, 38, from Derby, was found guilty of murdering her husband Sukhjit Singh, 34, (pictured together) while they were on holiday at his mother’s home in India in 2016
Reacting to the verdict, Mr Singh’s mother said: ‘I feel relieved. My prayers were answered and I got what I expected from the court.
“I demanded death penalty for Ramandeep so that no mother’s child dies like this.”
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In older photos, Mr Singh has short hair, but in more recent family photos from before his murder – including one of the family riding camels in the desert – he wore a full beard and a turban.
Mr Singh regularly attended his local Sikh temple and was described as a ‘pious’ man.