Husband is jailed for ordering machete murder

Geeta Aulakh

Harpreet Aulukh (32), an Indian-born Sikh was jailed for at least 28 years for ordering the murder of his 28 year old British Hindu wife, Geeta. On the 16^th of November last year, she was hacked to death with a 14-inch machete in a suburban street in Greenford as she walked to collect the couple’s sons from their childminder. She suffered appalling injuries to her head and body. Aulukh became obsessed with the idea that he had lost respect among his peers because his wife had left him and was seeking a divorce, which would not be tolerated. He also thought she was seeing another man. Aulukh insisted his innocence, but the court heard he had carefully planned the killing, at one point offering a group of friends 5,000 pounds to “do a job” for him. Also jailed for murder was Sher Singh (19), who wielded the machete under Aulakh’s instructions and Jaswant Dhillon (30), who acted as a look-out. Both received minimum sentences of 22 years.

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This case is already going on since November last year and I am happy that the husband has finally been jailed. I cannot imagine that someone can kill his own wife like this. She was just 28 years old and mother of his two children. This is a terrible story and I think 28 years in prison is too short for a person like him. I feel most sad for the children who lost both of their parents.

Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/dec/03/husband-jailed-machete-murder