Tarikjot Singh pleads guilty to murdering Adelaide student nurse in outback South Australia

The man charged with murdering Adelaide student nurse Jasmeen Kaur and burying her in a shallow bush grave has suddenly confessed in court.

A man charged over the murder of Adelaide student nurse Jasmeen Kaur in Outback South Australia has pleaded guilty.

Tarikjot Singh, 22, of Kurralta Park abducted Ms Kaur after she finished work at a North Plympton nursing home about 10pm on March 5, 2021.

On March 9, 2021, he was charged with her murder “at Parachilna and other places” between March 4 and March 7, 2021.

He stood in the Supreme Court dock on Tuesday, dressed in prison greens, and answered “guilty” when asked how he pleaded.

Singh, who was known to Ms Kaur, allegedly stalked her for weeks before he abducted her from her workplace in a blue 2009 Holden Commodore.

Murder victim Jasmeen Kaur.

The car he was driving, which he had borrowed from a friend for the night, was detected by multiple cameras heading north later that night.

Ms Kaur’s body was found in a shallow grave at Moralana Creek, about 40km north of Hawker.

Parachilna is about 60km further north of that location.

Singh later led police to Ms Kaur’s makeshift gravesite on March 7, 2021.

Tarikjot Singh, 22, has pleaded guilty. Picture: Supplied

He had previously been ordered to stand trial, which was due to start in March this year and run for three weeks, after an earlier not guilty plea. That trial will be vacated.

Singh’s lawyer, Martin Anders, asked the court to delay a hearing for submissions on sentence until May to allow time for a forensic psychologist to examine his client.

Ms Kaur lived with her aunt, uncle and a cousin at Flinders Park. After her death, they described the 21-year-old as caring and helpful and said she was in her final year of study to become a registered nurse.

Singh now faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison.

Justice Adam Kimber will set a non-parole period at a date after hearing sentencing submissions.

Outside court, Ms Kaur’s aunty, Ramandeep Kharoud, said her family was “pleased and satisfied” Singh had now admitted he was guilty.

“Nothing will bring Jasmeen back but we are pleased that she will get some justice.

She said it was “difficult” to see Singh in person and she was “not surprised” at the change of plea.

“We have known from day one that he is guilty... we are happy now that he has pleaded guilty.”