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A woman has been found guilty of murdering her lover of 16 years by poisoning his curry. A woman has been found guilty at the Old Bailey of murdering her lover of 16 years by poisoning his curry.
Lakhvinder Cheema, 39, of Feltham, west London, died hours after eating the curry while his new fiancee Gurjeet Choongh, 22, fell seriously ill. Lakhvir Singh, 45, killed Lakhvinder Cheema, 39, who died hours after eating the meal with his new fiancee at his home in Feltham, west London, in 2009.
Lakhvir Singh, 45, had denied murder. An Old Bailey jury found her not guilty of attempting to murder Miss Choongh. Singh was found not guilty of the attempted murder of Gurjeet Choongh, 22, but was convicted of causing her grievous bodily harm.
But she was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm by poisoning Ms Choongh in the attack in Janaury 2009. Singh could not bear the thought of her lover's marriage to another woman.
The court heard Singh could not bear the thought of her lover's marriage to another woman. Mr Cheema and Miss Choongh, who had been due to marry on Valentine's Day 2009, fell ill in January after eating leftover curry which had been in the fridge of their home.
Mr Cheema and Miss Choongh, who had been due to marry on Valentine's Day last year, fell ill after eating leftover curry which had been in the fridge of their home in Feltham. Lakhvinder Cheema was known as Lucky
Within hours, Mr Cheema was dead and Miss Choongh was fighting for her life after being poisoned with Indian aconite - known as the Queen of Poisons.Within hours, Mr Cheema was dead and Miss Choongh was fighting for her life after being poisoned with Indian aconite - known as the Queen of Poisons.
After her arrest Singh, a mother of three, tried to blame her brother-in-law Varinder for the death.
But a lodger at the house saw her take a container with the curry out of the fridge earlier in the day, the court heard.
Edward Brown, QC, prosecuting, said: "Perhaps jealousy, anger and revenge all playing their part, Lakhvir Singh decided to poison them using an extremely toxic and deadly poison, possibly brought especially from India."Edward Brown, QC, prosecuting, said: "Perhaps jealousy, anger and revenge all playing their part, Lakhvir Singh decided to poison them using an extremely toxic and deadly poison, possibly brought especially from India."
The court heard that after the engagement became final in November 2008, Singh went to India and returned three weeks later. Another week later, Mr Cheema was taken to hospital.