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| Jasvir Ginday jailed for life for murdering wife to hide his sexuality | |
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| A bank worker has been jailed for life for murdering his wife in a bid to stop her revealing his homosexuality. | |
| Jasvir Ram Ginday, 29, from Walsall, attacked Varkha Rani at their home with a metal pipe from a vacuum cleaner. | Jasvir Ram Ginday, 29, from Walsall, attacked Varkha Rani at their home with a metal pipe from a vacuum cleaner. |
| He strangled her then burnt her body in a garden incinerator, Wolverhampton Crown Court heard. | |
| Judge John Warner told the court Ginday had struggled "being a gay man in a straight world". He told him he would serve a minimum of 21 years in prison. | |
| The jury of seven women and five men took about 17 hours to find Ginday guilty of murder after a three-week trial. He will be sentenced later on Friday. | The jury of seven women and five men took about 17 hours to find Ginday guilty of murder after a three-week trial. He will be sentenced later on Friday. |
| Ginday, of Victory Lane, had flown to attend his arranged wedding to Varkha, 24, from India, at a lavish ceremony attended by up to 700 guests last year. | Ginday, of Victory Lane, had flown to attend his arranged wedding to Varkha, 24, from India, at a lavish ceremony attended by up to 700 guests last year. |
| But he had told a friend he was attracted to men as early as 2008, said prosecutor Deborah Gould. | But he had told a friend he was attracted to men as early as 2008, said prosecutor Deborah Gould. |
| West Midlands Police said Ginday was frequenting gay bars and having relationships with men around the time of his engagement to Varkha. | West Midlands Police said Ginday was frequenting gay bars and having relationships with men around the time of his engagement to Varkha. |
| In August, six months after the ceremony, Varkha arrived in the UK to join her husband and live together in the matrimonial home. | In August, six months after the ceremony, Varkha arrived in the UK to join her husband and live together in the matrimonial home. |
| But on 12 September, university graduate and IT specialist Ginday - who had been preparing to take up a job with the Financial Ombudsman Service in London - had a row with his new wife. | But on 12 September, university graduate and IT specialist Ginday - who had been preparing to take up a job with the Financial Ombudsman Service in London - had a row with his new wife. |
| During the trial, Ginday had alleged his wife had threatened to "expose" him as homosexual to family and friends, after apparently discovering "compromising" material on an iPad and iPhone. | During the trial, Ginday had alleged his wife had threatened to "expose" him as homosexual to family and friends, after apparently discovering "compromising" material on an iPad and iPhone. |
| He told the jury that his wife had come at him in the bedroom, "thrashing", and he was "trying to calm her down". | He told the jury that his wife had come at him in the bedroom, "thrashing", and he was "trying to calm her down". |
| The pair ended up on the floor, at which point he claimed he grabbed the metal pipe of a vacuum cleaner which was lying nearby and "in the spur of the moment" put it on her neck. | The pair ended up on the floor, at which point he claimed he grabbed the metal pipe of a vacuum cleaner which was lying nearby and "in the spur of the moment" put it on her neck. |
| Ginday said he then "panicked", dragged his new bride to the patio incinerator and placed her inside using a metal pole. | Ginday said he then "panicked", dragged his new bride to the patio incinerator and placed her inside using a metal pole. |
| After the killing, the police said Ginday told his relatives Varkha had left him. He went to Walsall Police Station with his uncle and reported her as missing. | After the killing, the police said Ginday told his relatives Varkha had left him. He went to Walsall Police Station with his uncle and reported her as missing. |
| Officers conducting inquiries in the area were told people had seen smoke emanating from the property. | Officers conducting inquiries in the area were told people had seen smoke emanating from the property. |
| They went into the garden of the home Ginday shared with his parents and found the metal incinerator. When they lifted the lid, they saw a human skull. | They went into the garden of the home Ginday shared with his parents and found the metal incinerator. When they lifted the lid, they saw a human skull. |
| Although he admitted manslaughter and perverting the course of justice, he denied planning to kill his wife. | Although he admitted manslaughter and perverting the course of justice, he denied planning to kill his wife. |
| Varkha's cousin Sunil Kumar said: "No words can truly express the sadness and hurt my family and I are experiencing at the loss of Varkha. She was loved dearly by all. She had a great passion for life and doted on her family. | Varkha's cousin Sunil Kumar said: "No words can truly express the sadness and hurt my family and I are experiencing at the loss of Varkha. She was loved dearly by all. She had a great passion for life and doted on her family. |
| "Varkha attained a masters degree and was driven to make her life a success. Unfortunately she fell prey to Ginday who had ulterior motives which Varkha would not have appreciated." | "Varkha attained a masters degree and was driven to make her life a success. Unfortunately she fell prey to Ginday who had ulterior motives which Varkha would not have appreciated." |
| Det Ch Insp Sarbjit Johal said: "How Varkha met her death still remains a mystery... but it was clear to the pathologist she was dead when she was put into the incinerator. | Det Ch Insp Sarbjit Johal said: "How Varkha met her death still remains a mystery... but it was clear to the pathologist she was dead when she was put into the incinerator. |
| "Ginday got married as a matter of convenience - he tricked a poor innocent girl into marriage but was living a lie. When she uncovered the truth he could not live with it and killed her quickly then tried to dispose of her body and her possessions by burning them." | "Ginday got married as a matter of convenience - he tricked a poor innocent girl into marriage but was living a lie. When she uncovered the truth he could not live with it and killed her quickly then tried to dispose of her body and her possessions by burning them." |