Indian-Origin Nursing Student Killed In Australia Was Bound By Cable, Buried Alive By Ex-Boyfriend: Court Told
Spine-chilling details have emerged over the murder of Jasmeen Kaur, an Indian-origin nursing student who was killed by her ex-boyfriend in Australia in 2021.
During the murder trial, the South Australian supreme court was told that the suspect in the case, Tarikjot Singh, Jasmeen's ex-boyfriend, had abducted her, bound her with cable ties and buried her alive in what prosecutors said was an "act of vengeance".
Jasmeen Kaur murder??
The 21-year-old was stalked, abducted and killed by Tarikjot Singh in March 2021 when she was buried alive in a shallow grave more than 400 kilometres from where she was last seen leaving work in Adelaide.
Singh initially denied the killing, claiming Kaur had taken her own life, but pleaded guilty to murder in February.
The court was told that Singh planned the killing because he could not get over the breakdown of their relationship.
Uncommon level of cruelty??
Singh kidnapped Kaur from her workplace and drove her for hours while she was retrained in the back or boot of the car.
Her body was later found blindfolded, limbs bound with cable ties and gaffer tape in a shallow grave in the Flinders Ranges.
Prosecutors today said the murder was an act of vengeance and the nature and level of violence involved an "uncommon level of cruelty".
"She had to have been consciously suffering what could only be described as the absolute terror of breathing in and swallowing soil and dying in that way," prosecutor Carmen Matteo said.
Accused could be jailed for life
Kaur's family, including her mother, were in court to hear the sentencing submissions.
Singh was told in court he will be jailed for life.
His lawyer wants him to be given a more merciful sentence, partly because they have labelled it a "crime of passion".
Martin Anders, representing Tarikjot, said after the relationship breakdown, his reasoning was "gravely impaired", and he had started to experience hallucinations after Jasmeen's death.
But Justice Adam Kimber said Tarikjot "was punishing her (Jasmeen) for having been rejected" and imposed a mandatory life sentence, with a non-parole period to be set next month.
The sentencing in the case is scheduled for next month.
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