London: Nearly three months after an Indian-origin woman was found strangled in her house in the UK, her husband has been charged for murder. A case was filed against Gurpreet Singh, 42, by the West Midlands police on Wednesday. Singh was produced in court today for the murder of his wife, 38-year-old Sarbjit Kaur, reported news agency Press Trust of India. At the time his wife's body was found at their house in Wolverhampton city, the police suspected the murder was the fallout of a robbery gone wrong.
However, it later emerged that the businessman was the last person who had seen his wife alive earlier that day on February 16. A post mortem revealed Sarbjit Kaur had been strangled.
Police officials had earlier said that a team of officers were working on the "extremely rare" murder case to establish the sequence of events that led to the crime and to find "the person or people responsible".
"This is a shocking case, the likes of which are extremely rare, and we have a team of officers working on this murder inquiry to establish what happened and to finding the person or people responsible," Detective Chief Inspector Chris Mallett from West Midlands Police's Homicide Team had said as part of a public appeal for information in February.
"Ms Kaur's family is devastated by her death and is still trying to come to terms with their loss; they need answers," said Mr Mallet.
The motive of the crime is not yet clear.
However, it later emerged that the businessman was the last person who had seen his wife alive earlier that day on February 16. A post mortem revealed Sarbjit Kaur had been strangled.
Police officials had earlier said that a team of officers were working on the "extremely rare" murder case to establish the sequence of events that led to the crime and to find "the person or people responsible".
"This is a shocking case, the likes of which are extremely rare, and we have a team of officers working on this murder inquiry to establish what happened and to finding the person or people responsible," Detective Chief Inspector Chris Mallett from West Midlands Police's Homicide Team had said as part of a public appeal for information in February.
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"Ms Kaur's family is devastated by her death and is still trying to come to terms with their loss; they need answers," said Mr Mallet.
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The motive of the crime is not yet clear.
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