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The Murder Case of Surjit Kaur Athwal
“The horrifying honour abuse murder of 27-year-old British mother Surjit Kaur Athwal. Committed by her monster-in-law Bachan Kaur Athwal and evil husband Sukhdave Singh Athwal. When Surjit was murdered, her youngest child was nine months old. Her sister-in-law Sarbjit secretly fought for justice for Surjit for nine years; becoming both the first person in within a murderer’s family ever to go into open court in a honour killing trial as the Prosecution’s key witness and the first to waive anonymity. In 2013, Sarbjit released her book Shamed: The Honour Killing That Shocked Britain – by the Sister Who Fought for Justice. Bachan Kaur Athwal was convicted of murdering Surjit and jailed for life at the Old Bailey in 2007 but granted early release in 2022. Whilst incarcerated, Bachan Kaur Athwal committed multiple violent attacks including upon prison staff, an inmate, and her own daughter during a prison visit. Sarbjit Athwal founded the charity True Honour in 2015 with the aim of stopping honour abuse and helping to train a variety of professionals to provide the most effective to victims.”
—londonmyst
