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A man and a woman held over murder
of Sohan Singh
Randhawa in the temple
UK, Feb 4, 2004
A man and a woman
have been charged with murder following the death of an elderly
man at a Sikh temple in Wolverhampton. They are currently in custody
in Wolverhampton where they are being quizzed by murder squad
detectives investigating the Christmas Eve attack on the 78-year-old.
Sohan Singh Randhawa died after being attacked in the early hours
of Christmas Eve. Mr Randhawa, who moved to Britain in 1991 after
retiring, suffered serious head injuries and died at New Cross
Hospital on December 30.
More than 30 officers have been working
round the clock on the case, questioning dozens of people and
painstakingly sifting through leads hoping for a breakthrough.
The thieves made off with up to £100 in coins from a collection
box along with three microphones with distinctive red bands. A
14-year-old boy, who came to the gentle grandfather's rescue on
hearing his cries, was given counselling following the horror.
30 officers join hunt for temple
killer
Jan 3, 2004, 14:30
Detectives hunting the killer of devout Sikh Sohan Singh, 78 years
old, at a Wolverhampton temple have set up a dedicated incident
room. It was while he was at the Guru Nanak Satsang Temple, in Cannock
Road, at about 0300 GMT on Christmas Eve that he was attacked by
an unknown number of intruders
The grandfather was beaten and robbed during a raid on Christmas
Eve.
He died on Tuesday after battling for life for six days following
the attack at the Cannock Road Guru Nanak Satsang Temple.
Today around 30 officers investigating the murder were co-ordinating
their efforts in a room at Brierley Hill police station.
The motive behind the attack appears to be robbery as the offender
escaped with £60 from the 78-year-old father-of-four, leaving
him with head and shoulder injuries.
Detectives do not believe there was any racial or religious motive
to the murder, which shocked residents in Park Village and the Sikh
community.
The attack happened between 3-4am and police think Mr Singh, who
was sleeping in the temple overnight, surprised the robber.
Officers have renewed appeals for anyone heading home from nightclubs
to come forward if they saw anything suspicious.
Mr Singh was staying with his nephew in Fairview Grove, Fallings
Park, but spent most of his time at the temple where he oversaw
the reading of the Sikh holy books and often stayed overnight there.

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