Baljinder Singh Bahia and the man he hired to carry out the brutal slaying, Eduard Baranec, were found guilty by a jury in the murder of Amanpreet Kaur Bahia, a Surrey mother of three young girls in 2007.
Almost a decade ago, Amanpreet Kaur Bahia, 33, was slain in her Surrey home in 2007. She was found stabbed on the kitchen floor of her Newton home by her in-laws.
A jury in New Westminster and B.C. Supreme Court has found Amanpreet Kaur’s husband Baljinder Singh Bahia guilty of first degree murder for planning the death and using a "hitman" to carry out the “cold blooded murder”.
The judge sentenced both men to life with no eligibility for parole for 25 years and called the crime one of "cold, enormous cruelty."
According to a local Newspaper, Amanpreet’s throat had been slit several times. Two of her three daughters were at home that day in February 2007.
"The hitman" Baranec had received $15,000 to murder Bahia, according to the audio recordings and other evidence the Crown presented in court.
The family of the victim reacted in tears after the sentencing.
"She was very hard working, she was so innocent. And how her life was gone, and how it impacted everybody's life around her, it's very sad. It was very sad to see how she was murdered," said Parminder Chohan, the victim's uncle.
The trial for a third suspect, Tanpreet Kaur Athwal, will take place at a later date.
