The family of killer Ninderjit Singh gave him $150,000 to get false identification papers and lied to police about his whereabouts for 12 years, Crown Sandy Cunningham said Wednesday.
Cunningham told Singh’s sentencing hearing that he should spend at least 17 years in jail for the execution style murder of teen Poonam Randhawa. Cunningham said there are no mitigating factors in Singh’s favour, but many aggravating ones in Jan 26, 1999 murder of Randhawa, then 18.
She said Singh and Randhawa had a volatile two year relationship while she was in high school.
Singh shot her in the head at close range after he confronted her about going out with other guys, Cunningham said.
He then hid in California for more than 12 years, married and had two daughters before being caught in a police sting in Aug. 2011.
Cunningham said Singh’s mother in Calgary went down and visited every year while claiming to authorities that she had no idea where the fugitive was.
Singh pleaded guilty to second degree murder earlier on March 11 as his trial was set to begin.
Cunningham said the plea came after “the eleventh hour.”
Second degree murder carries a life sentence with a minimum parole eligibility period of 10 years.
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