A man who stabbed his wife to death in a brazen daytime attack at a Surrey newspaper office in 2011 has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
Manmeet Singh is accused of stabbing his estranged wife, Ravinder Kaur Bhangu, to death at the offices of the Sach Di Awaaz Indo-Canadian weekly newspaper. She was working there as an administrative assistant.
During the attack, Bhangu ran through the offices yelling ‘save me’, but despite the efforts of a Good Samaritan, who stepped in to try and stop the attack, the 24-year-old died at the scene from multiple stab wounds.
Singh was arrested at the office and has been in custody ever since.
The couple had been married in 2009, but had split up a few months before the attack.
Friends said Bhangu had a deep passion for dance, and used to compete in the United States. She taught dance for free in Surrey and volunteered helping new immigrants adjust to life in Canada.
Singh has been charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of aggravated assault and one count of assault with a weapon.
Crown and defence are proposing a 16-year period of parole ineligibility for Singh.
The judge reserved his parole eligibility decision to June 21.
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