Oldbury Man Jailed for Life for Murder of Wife After She Sought Divorce

Overview

• Harminder Mattu, 51, was sentenced Thursday at Wolverhampton Crown Court to life in prison with a minimum term of 18 years.
• Judge John Butterfield KC said repeated assaults and coercive control were the “tip of the iceberg” and treated them as aggravating.
• A post-mortem found Paramjit Kaur died from pressure to the neck, with stab wounds likely inflicted when she was unconscious.
• Police found Kaur dead at the Oldbury home on April 1 after the March 30 attack, and hours later Mattu surrendered at West Bromwich police station.
• Her family said they wish they had known more about her abuse and described a six-month wait before they could lay her to rest.