Man receives life sentence for murdering wife

According to the court order, Singh will serve a concurrent sentence of eight and a half years for the attempted murder of Sandhu.

A man has been jailed for at least 13 years for murdering his wife and stabbing a man who went to her assistance.

From the moment he entered the dock, Singh stared down and wept loudly.

At his sentencing today, the High Court in Auckland heard Singh bought five knives and waited in the lobby of the education institute until Ms Rani finished an exam.

Singh in August changed his plea to guilty after initially denying responsibility for stabbing Ms Rani and a man at the AWI worldwide Education Group school near Karangahape Road.

Singh then stabbed her three times in the chest and about the face.

The couple married in 2013 and Singh followed Rani to New Zealand as a dependent.

In a note to the judge, Parminder said he felt judged by his community since the attack and feared Singh or his family still blamed him.