A husband has admitted murdering his wife in the home they shared in Thurmaston because he feared she would leave him. On 7th July at Leicester Crown Court Baldeep Singh, of Dovedale Road, pleaded guilty to the murder of 35-year-old Amandeep Kaur. He will be sentenced on September 4.
Police were called to the house at around 2.50pm on February 3 by Singh. He told the call handler he had killed his wife as he believed she was going to leave him.
Singh went onto to tell police he had confessed to his father who had told him to call the police.
Officers arrived at the house and found Amandeep dead in her bedroom upstairs. Singh was arrested and later charged with her murder. A post mortem examination revealed Mrs Kaur died as a result of a laceration to the neck. Detective Inspector Chris Barratt, the senior investigating officer, said: "Due to Singh's actions two young children have lost their mother and he now faces a prison sentence with little or no contact with his children.
"I hope today's guilty plea will help Amandeep's family move on with their lives and put the events of her murder behind them."
