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| Girlfriend guilty of wife murder | Girlfriend guilty of wife murder |
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| A student has been found guilty of murdering the pregnant wife of her secret boyfriend. | A student has been found guilty of murdering the pregnant wife of her secret boyfriend. |
| Harmohinder Sanghera, 23, of Solihull, West Midlands, stabbed 17-year-old Sana Ali 42 times in a "ferocious" attack at her home in Bury, Greater Manchester. | Harmohinder Sanghera, 23, of Solihull, West Midlands, stabbed 17-year-old Sana Ali 42 times in a "ferocious" attack at her home in Bury, Greater Manchester. |
| She had been having an affair with Mrs Ali's husband, Sair Ali. | She had been having an affair with Mrs Ali's husband, Sair Ali. |
| Manchester Crown Court heard Sanghera killed the victim after Mr Ali lied about his wife and the pregnancy. Sanghera has been jailed for life. | Manchester Crown Court heard Sanghera killed the victim after Mr Ali lied about his wife and the pregnancy. Sanghera has been jailed for life. |
| 'Extreme distress' | |
| She was ordered to serve at least 14 years before being considered for release. | She was ordered to serve at least 14 years before being considered for release. |
| In sentencing, Judge John Saunders told Sanghera: "She (Sana) was trying to make her marriage work and she was 11 weeks pregnant at the time of her death, a fact of which you were well aware. | |
| Mrs Ali was found dead in the bedroom of her home | |
| "You waited until you could be sure nobody was in the house. You tried to disguise her death as suicide. That was unsuccessful because she fought to save her life." | |
| He said of Sanghera: "The degree of distress that she was acting under was extreme." | |
| The court heard that the murder was "born of jealousy and desperation" after Mr Ali lied about his marriage, then his wife fell pregnant. | The court heard that the murder was "born of jealousy and desperation" after Mr Ali lied about his marriage, then his wife fell pregnant. |
| Sanghera told the jury that the trip she made to Mrs Ali's home was intended so she could tell her about the affair and then finish it. | Sanghera told the jury that the trip she made to Mrs Ali's home was intended so she could tell her about the affair and then finish it. |
| The murder weapon was found at the scene. | The murder weapon was found at the scene. |