Sikh woman suffered after being attacked by her
father-in-law because he thought she was having
an affair with a Muslim man.
Jageer Mirgind was left blind and scarred for life
after 51-year-old Manjit Mirgind slashed her
wrists and stabbed her in the eyes screaming 'I
am going to kill you'.
Mrs Mirgind’s children, just three and six years
old, watched the horrific attack
at their mum's
home in Kensington Gardens, Ilford, East London,
and pleaded with their grandfather to stop.
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The mother has been left partially-sighted in both
eyes while the children can no longer sleep alone
and have recurring nightmares.
The crazed attacker wrongly believed his
daughter-in-law was 'sleeping with a Paki' and
that she had 'ruined his family', Snaresbrook
Crown Court heard.
Tragically, Mirgind misunderstood the situation
when his daughter was the victim of a series of
prank calls.
After punching her in the face he dragged her into
the kitchen where he savagely kicked her before
grabbing a knife.
He eventually left and went home as his wife
called an ambulance for Mrs Mirgind. He later
turned himself in at the police station and told
them exactly what had happened.
Judge Nigel Peters QC said: 'You have accepted
that you have caused the most serious injuries to
your daughter in law.
'You set about her having taken umbrage because
you felt she was having affairs when it turned out
she had been receiving prank calls.
'You set out with great hostility and vengeance -
you punched her, forced to the ground and kicked
her and took knives to her face and wrist to gouge
her eyes.
'She has since lost a lot of sight in both eyes and
there is major scarring to her face.
'She has a stutter as well, most likely caused by
the loss of confidence and lack of sleep and
general work.
'So distressing was that her children, your
grandchildren, witnessed it from start to finish and
pleaded with you to stop but you did not stop.'
Father-of-four Mirgind stared at the floor as he
was jailed for ten years and eight months at
Snaresbrook Crown Court.
Crown lawyer Jonathan Turner said Mrs Mirgind's
children had suffered, having begged the
defendant to stop and they saw the blood
everywhere.
‘Their life has changed and they cannot sleep
alone while the marriage of their parents has
disintegrated.’
Mrs Mirgind has since moved to Nottingham with
her two children.
The court heard the defendant Mirgind had been
an leading member of the Sikh community and
often drove young worshippers to the temple.
In a statement read by his lawyer Edward
Boateng-Addo, he said: ‘I am a hard-working
family man who left his job to care for his ill
mother seven years ago.
‘I was stressed out at the time and nothing can
excuse what I did.
‘I was trying to protect her - I am a peaceful and
honest man and I know I will not have the chance
to apologise but I do look to the court to say how
sorry I am.
He had initially been charged with attempted
murder but prosecutors later accepted a plea of
causing grievous bodily harm with intent in order
to avoid having to go to trial.
Mirgind, of Mayfair Avenue, Ilford, admitted
causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
A single count of attempted murder has been left
to lie on the court file.
Culled from UK Daily Mail
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