Killer who drove body to West Bromwich police station jailed
A paranoid schizophrenic who drove to a police station with a dead body in his car, before admitting he had killed his victim, has started a life sentence.
Sukhwinder Singh killed his brother-in-law Harish Kumar in August 2017 with one single stab wound before driving his dead body to West Bromwich Police Station.
The 41-year-old denied murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility.
Yesterday Wolverhampton Crown Court heard Singh suffered from ‘delusional beliefs’ and believed his wife – who he is since separated from – was having an affair.
He had a ‘deteriorating mental state’ and heard voices in his head, and had seen a psychiatrist
He was also addicted to heroin and cocaine, and had previously been convicted for murder in his home country of India.
Living in Macdonald Close in Tividale, Singh came to the UK in April 2007 and, due to an admin error, was able to apply for a British citizenship in 2011.
He failed to disclose his previous convictions in the application.
His victim, 38-year-old Mr Kumar – a builder of Rose Hill in Willenhall – was Singh’s sister’s husband, but it was thought the pair had been friends since the 1990s.
His wife was in Australia on a holiday visa with their son at the time of his death.
Mr Kumar’s family said in a statement: “Harish was a great, very humble man. We just cannot believe that we have lost him.”
Singh arrived at West Bromwich Police Station at the wheel of a BMW with the body of Kumar in the front passenger seat at 10.20am on August 10 last year.
He parked the vehicle outside the Moor Street building before going to report what was in the car to shocked staff at the front desk.
WATCH: Police footage showing moment body was discovered
Sentencing him, Judge Michael Challinor said: “You are an extremely dangerous individual and pose significant risk of causing serious harm.”
Judge Challinor sentenced Singh to life imprisonment for manslaughter, with a minimum five year term.
He is to be detained at Reaside Clinic in Rubery until necessary, before being transferred to prison.
He will be automatically deported back to India on his release from jail.
