Source: Radio New Zealand
Rajinder in court. RNZ
The wife of a Dunedin murderer has admitted getting rid of evidence in the investigation.
Gurpreet Kaur’s husband Rajinder will be sentenced at the High Court on Wednesday for the murder of Gurjit Singh in 2024.
He was found guilty after a jury trial late last year but evidence of Kaur’s involvement was suppressed until she pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice on Tuesday.
During her husband’s murder trial, police told the court they visited Kaur’s work to tell her Rajinder was being charged over Singh’s death and they wanted to speak with her at the station.
She asked for a toilet stop before they left.
Police decided to check the bathroom after she emerged, where they discovered a pair of Rajinder’s shoes hidden in a bin.
Crown prosecutor Robin Bates told the jury that tiny fragments of glass found on the shoes were consistent with shattered glass from the murder scene.
“Bloody footprints on the shards of glass scattered about the house and the wooden decking were compared to the soles of the defendant’s shoes. The shoes were subsequently located at the defendant’s wife’s work,” he said.
“You will hear that the defendant’s wife tried to dispose of the shoes.”
Kaur will be sentenced in July.
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