Overview
- Manpreet Jatana, 34, and Jaskiret Singh Uppal, 36, are charged with murder along with manslaughter, causing or allowing the death of a child, and child cruelty after CPS authorization.
- Police discovered Penelope Chandrie’s very emaciated body wrapped in a sheet at the family’s Hayes home on December 17, 2023, following a call to a funeral director.
- Prosecutors told the court the child was allegedly mistreated over an extended period, with an unregistered birth, no GP care or education, household isolation, and a home found in poor condition.
- The court heard of a severely restricted vegetarian diet of yoghurt, lentils and butter, injuries to the neck and hands, marks consistent with bindings, and a ligature-like item on the stairs, with an allegation the parents considered a backyard cremation before seeking a funeral director.
- Judge Lynn Tayton remanded both defendants in custody; they were re-arrested on September 25, a plea hearing is set for December 16, and a trial timetable will be confirmed later.