London, February 09: A Manchester-based Indian-origin delivery van driver has been convicted of assaulting his police officer-wife, who later died of cancer, and is likely to face a jail sentence.
Vijay Singh, 37, and mother of four children, was in bed at her house when her estranged husband Wlati Singh, 39, entered and punched in her head and chest on November 3, 2009.
Singh was convicted of assault after a statement made by Vijay was read to the Manchester Magistrates Court. The court was told that the couple were married for 20 years but split in 2007.
In her statement, Vijay said how Singh burst into her house threatened not to accept the 18,000 pounds divorce settlement she was offering.
“He swung at me and punched at the back of my neck on the left side. Then he punched my forehead and chest.
–PTI