‘Intervention may have saved her life’: Brother on sister’s death
A young man says his “protective, loving” sister who police allege was fatally stabbed by her husband may not have died if authorities had done more.
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Jaspreet Singh, 24, who lived with his sister Kamaljeet Sidhu in Quakers Hill arrived home from work on Friday afternoon, May 22, to find her dead on the floor in the hallway surrounded by a pool of blood, with a cut to her neck.
Police will allege in court Ms Sidhu’s husband of four years, Baltej Singh Lailna, 31, was standing nearby with blood on his hands.
A 15cm kitchen knife was allegedly found next to the 27-year-old’s body.
“I called the police. When they arrived, they told me I couldn’t call or tell anyone. But I had to call my dad in India. They finally let me. Dad was shopping at the time,” Mr Singh said.
Mr Singh said he only found out the extent of the problems in his sister’s life went she went to police a month before her death, because he worked late most nights.
“If an order had been put in place ... that might have helped. If the courts had done something,” he said.
Lailna was charged with murder and is due in Penrith Local Court on a committal mention tomorrow (Friday).
Mr Singh had arrived in Australia to start a new life three months before his sister’s death.
“She’d asked me to bring all her Punjabi clothing and shoes over. She loved dressing up,” Mr Singh said.
Their only family here was each other.
Originally from the Moga district in Punjab, Ms Sidhu arrived on a student visa in Sydney two years ago with her husband Lailna who was on a spouse visa.
She had a Bachelor of Nursing and Science and was studying to become a registered nurse.
Five months after her death her brother said he was still a mess.
“I was very close to her. I shared everything with Kamaljeet. About my life or if I had a problem. She tutored me with my study and took care of me,” he said.
“I have sleepless nights. I was put on stress medication. I can’t think about it too much, it’s too painful.
“I meet with the Harman Foundation regularly, who help domestic violence victims and their families.”
He said his sister always looked out for others first.