The man accused of murdering his wife on their farm is accused of trying to make her death look like an accident by running over her with a tractor.
Yadwinder Singh, 44, allegedly killed his wife Amarjit Kaur Sardar, 41, on his property in Woodhill, south of brisbaneat 9 a.m. Thursday.
First responders were called to the scene where Ms Sardar was allegedly found mutilated after being run over by a sugarcane cutter and were unable to save her.
Police will allege that Singh had murdered his wife before interfering with her body to make the death look like an accident.
Singh appeared before Beenleigh Magistrates Court and has been charged with murder. and ‘misconduct with the corpse by interfering’ on Friday.
Yadwinder Singh, 44, is accused of murdering his wife Amarjit Kaur Sardar, 41, at their property in Woodhill, south of Brisbane, at 9am on Thursday.
Police will allege that Singh had murdered his wife before interfering with her body to make the death look like an accident.
Detective Inspector Chris Knight told the media: “He (Singh) advised that his wife had died and was asked some limited follow-up questions by the (ambulance) operators.”
Inspector Knight added that detectives had confiscated Singh and Sardar’s phones and that Singh’s triple 0 call was ‘part of our investigations’.
Detectives are also analyzing videos found on the phones.
Police have seized a lawn tractor and a sedan from the rural property.
The content is believed to include videos made together and require translation.
The couple has two teenage children and owns a 55-hectare property, which houses animals and cane.
The children were not at home at the time of their mother’s death and relatives traveled interstate to Queensland to care for them for the time being.
Court documents say Singh is a truck driver who was born in India.
The police have seized a lawn tractor and a sedan from a rural property
Singh is believed to have called emergency services to report his wife’s death. The paramedics could not save her.
The couple has two teenage children and owns a 55-hectare property where they raise animals and grow sugar cane.
Singh’s matter was mentioned at Beenleigh Magistrates Court on Friday. Police prosecutor Karine Evans said a pathology report would take three months.
“There will also be a long delay in relation to forensic and mechanical testing (of the alleged) tractor involved,” he said.
“There were quite a few recordings on the defendant’s and victim’s phones that require translation, so these will likely be the longest delays.”
Forensic investigators are currently reviewing the property and searching nearby lakes for additional evidence.
A full brief of evidence will be ordered by May 17.
Singh is represented by the defense. solicitor Corey Cook and the matter has now been adjourned until June 5 at Beenleigh Magistrates’ Court for a committal mention.