Chilling footage shows Tarikjot Singh at Bunnings buying items used to kill Jasmeen Kaur hours before her death

Footage has emerged of murder victim Jasmeen Kaur’s former partner buying the items he used to bury her alive in the Flinders Ranges.

Chilling footage has emerged of murder victim Jasmeen Kaur’s killer buying the items he used to bury her alive in the Flinders Ranges in the hours before her death.

CCTV footage shows Tarikjot Singh purchasing a number of items at Bunnings the day before he murdered Ms Kaur.

The footage, aired by 7 News, shows Singh sign in at the Covid-19 point and begin searching for the items before asking a staff member for help.

The footage shows Singh calmly wandering through the Mile End store with the items in a shopping trolley before paying for them with cash.

He purchased cable ties, gaffer tape, gloves and a shovel, which he would eventually use to bury Ms Kaur.

Footage shows Jasmeen Kaur's former partner Tarikjot Singh buying the items he would use to abduct and bury her alive. Picture: 7 NEWS

On the evening of March 5, 2021, Singh abducted Ms Kaur, 21, at her workplace before driving her to the Flinders Ranges, north of Hawker.

On Tuesday, Singh was sentenced to almost 23 years in prison for the “planned killing” of his former partner after pleading guilty to the murder in February.

Singh sat emotionless in the Supreme Court dock as Justice Adam Kimber set a non-parole period of 22 years and 10 months for the murder after imposing a mandatory life sentence earlier this month.

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In sentencing, Justice Kimber said Singh’s crime was “horrific” and that Singh had behaved in a “careful and methodical way” while planning the murder.

“I am unable to find words to adequately describe how Ms Kaur must have felt when you placed her in the grave and buried her,” he said.

Tarikjot Singh was sentenced to almost 23 years in prison for the murder of his former partner Jasmeen Kaur in 2021. Picture: Supplied

Jasmeen Kaur’s mother Rashpal Kaur said she wished her daughter was still by her side.

“The terror she felt when she was abducted, restrained and kept in the car during the long drive to Moralana Creek is difficult enough to estimate.

“I cannot describe the terror Ms Kaur must have been experiencing when she realised you were burying her alive.

“What is clear is that the way you chose to kill Ms Kaur was callous is the extreme.”

Justice Kimber told Singh he had ample opportunity to withdraw from his plan.

“The enormity of what you were doing must have been clear to you. There was time for reflection. There was time to depart from the plan,” he said.

“Nevertheless you went ahead and killed Ms Kaur.”

He said Singh had killed Ms Kaur out of a “desire to punish” her for ending their relationship in early January 2021.

Singh then stalked her for weeks before he was issued with a stalking caution on February 9, 2021.

“You killed Ms Kaur in order to punish her for not wanting to be in a relationship with you and for going to the police.

“You killed Ms Kaur out of anger and revenge.”

After Ms Kaur’s killer was sentenced her mother revealed she is living her own “life sentence”.

In a statement, Rashpal Kaur said she was “not happy” with the non-parole period set.

“I wish that I was not giving this statement and that Jasmeen was still here by my side,” she said.

“I talk to her everyday … I always say goodnight to my daughter.

“Justice has prevailed and I cannot begin to express our relief.”

She said her family welcomed the sentence, but had “already started our life sentence, having to spend the rest of our lives without Jasmeen”.

She thanked the justice system, police and media for their support and making their “tough journey” easier.

Originally published as Chilling footage shows Tarikjot Singh at Bunnings buying items used to kill Jasmeen Kaur hours before her death