Indian student sentenced to life in New Zealand for stabbing pregnant girlfriend 29 times

Akash repeatedly stabbed his pregnant girlfriend in New Zealand after she told him the baby was not his.

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 4, 2016 1:36 pm

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An Indian student, who goes by the name of Akash, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in New Zealand for the murder of his pregnant girlfriend Gurpreet Kaur, Agence France Presse reported. The body of Kaur (22) was found on a roadside in Waikato on April 10 with multiple stab and cut wounds. Reports indicate Akash (24) in a highly drugged condition stabbed her with a knife after she told him that the baby was not his. After the murder, Akash disposed of the body on the roadside.

Although Akash had pleaded not guilty initially after he was arrested, he confessed to the crime in August.

Judge Matthew Palmer, while delivering the sentence, was quoted by stuff.co.nz as saying the murder was ‘cruel, brutal and callous.’ The fact that Akash knew Kaur was pregnant and still stabbed her repeatedly in the abdomen shocked many.

A report said Akash, who has been in New Zealand since 2013 on a student visa, had a history of ‘psychotic episodes’ and used to take medication for the same.

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The life sentence means Akash will spend at least 17 years in prison in the country after which he will be deported to India.

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K
Kumar
Oct 4, 2016 at 7:56 am
These guys proving to the world, Inhabitants of the Indians are rapist, criminals. Why not? when our Prime Minister and majority of Parliamentaries are criminals, so the potion.
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K
Kumar
Oct 4, 2016 at 7:55 am
shame on Indians for this crime.
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M
Murthy
Oct 4, 2016 at 8:04 am
I can understand why you are ashamed of your army??? Never won any direct wars with any one, have they? Have to rely on sneaky Jihadis who use human shields.
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M
Murthy
Oct 4, 2016 at 8:02 am
In your country of stan, such crimes do not happen? Nearly 20% of the criminals in the jails of some Western countries are of Pak. origin, although their potion may be only around 3% of the total.
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Murshed
Oct 4, 2016 at 7:33 am
Why generalize any crime??? A crime is a crime whoever did and whichever his nationality is....every year number of s are get executed by KSA and detained in other countries for different crime ,,,what about all that.
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