In South Australia’s Flinders Ranges, a man was sentenced to 22 years and 10 months in prison with no chance of release for kidnapping and burying his ex-girlfriend alive.
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The stalking, kidnapping, and murder of nursing student Jasmeen Kaur by Tarikjot Singh in March 2021 resulted in her being buried alive in a shallow grave more than 400 kilometers from where she was last seen leaving work in Adelaide.
Prior to going on trial earlier this year, Singh admitted to the murder after originally denying it.
Singh received his mandatory life sentence on Tuesday.
After 22 years and 10 months, he will be able to apply for parole.
In South Australia, the minimum sentence without the possibility of parole is 20 years.
During the Tuesday sentencing hearing, Justice Adam Kimber characterized the murder as horrifying and exceedingly callous.
Singh, according to him, acted in an effort to exact revenge on Ms. Kaur for rejecting him.
I am at a loss for words to express the emotions Ms. Kaur must have experienced as you buried her, he said.
When Ms. Kaur realized you were burying her alive, she must have been in a state of utter terror, which I cannot imagine.
The court heard during sentence hearings in July that Singh had abducted Kaur from her place of employment after hours earlier purchasing gloves, cable ties, and a shovel from Bunnings.
Kaur was held in the car’s boot or back seat for the duration of his hours-long drive from Adelaide to the outback.
Later, her body was discovered in the Flinders Ranges, bound with wire ties and gaffer tape, with her eyes covered.
An “uncommon level of cruelty” was used in the murder, which has been characterized as a “vengeful act.”
