The Rowley Regis neighbourhood was deeply shaken by the tragic demise of 10-year-old Shay Kang at the hands of her mother, Jaskirat Kaur.
The deceased individual, Shay Kang, described as a cheerful and lively young girl, was discovered at a residence on Robin Close, Rowley Regis, on March 4th following a police response just after noon.
An autopsy subsequently verified that she had sustained a stab wound to her chest, while her mother, Jaskirat Kaur, was formally accused of committing the act of murder.
On Friday, Jaskirat Kaur, also known as Jasmine Kang, who is 33 years old, confessed to committing manslaughter based on the argument of diminished culpability. Her sentencing is scheduled for October.
Shay Kang’s murder profoundly shook the neighbourhood.
Within 48 hours of her passing, Brickhouse Primary School issued a statement honouring the “intelligent” student.
The school expressed profound sorrow over the tragic demise of one of our students.
Shay was an intelligent, joyful, and friendly youngster who was universally admired, and everyone will deeply mourn her absence.
The schoolgirl succumbed to a fatal injury caused by a stab wound to her chest, as stated in the opening of the inquest. Jaskirat Kaur, aged 33, refuted the accusation of murdering Shay. However, Sally Howes KC, the prosecution counsel, told Wolverhampton Crown Court on Friday that Jaskirat Kaur’s admission of guilt for manslaughter was deemed enough by the Crown.
The funeral of Shay will be held on Thursday, September 5th. The funeral procession will depart from Brickhouse Primary School in Dudhill Road, Rowley Regis, around 10:30 am. The funeral ceremony will be held at Rowley Regis Crematorium, Powke Lane, at 11.30 am.
UPDATE 27.10.24
Jaskirat Kaur, A mother who stabbed her daughter 11 times in the chest as she slept was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, a court has heard.
Jaskirat Kaur showed no emotion in the dock at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Friday as Judge Michael Chambers KC sentenced her to an indefinite hospital order.
She believed she was being targeted by “lasers and technology”, a court has heard.
Jaskirat Kaur, 33, called 999 on March 4 and told West Midlands Police: “My kid is dead” hours after she killed her daughter Shay Kang with a Swiss Army knife at their home in Robin Close, Rowley Regis.
The schoolgirl was found dead in Robin Close, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, after police were called to her home at about 12.10pm on Monday 4 March.
When police arrived at their home after the 999 call, the mother-of-one told them she had had “projections coming in and out” of their home, with “tech and lasers and stuff”, adding: “It was me (that killed her) because I didn’t want her getting took by it.”
Those in the public gallery sobbed as graphic details of the moment Jaskirat Kaur killed her daughter were read to the court, including her telling police, “I would kill her again. I wanted her to die, I don’t regret it.”
When police arrived at their home after the 999 call, the mother-of-one told them she had had “projections coming in and out” of their home, with “tech and lasers and stuff”, adding: “It was me (that killed her) because I didn’t want her getting took by it.”
Those in the public gallery sobbed as graphic details of the moment Jaskirat Kaur killed her daughter were read to the court.
She admitted she had wanted to kill her daughter for the past seven months, telling detectives during interview: “They can’t adopt her, they can’t take her. It’s not going to make sense, but to me it does.
“I was worried about Shay growing up. I knew that there needed to be an end date.
“I would kill her again. I wanted her to die, I don’t regret it.”
Jaskirat Kaur pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility in August.
Brickhouse Primary School pupil Shay died as a result of stab wounds to the chest, the opening of an inquest at Black Country Coroner’s Court heard in March.
“Justice has not been served”
A spokesperson for Sandwell Children’s Safeguarding Partnership said: “Our thoughts remain with everyone who knew Shay.
“The Partnership has commissioned an independent Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review (LCSPR), in line with our statutory responsibilities, to consider whether there are any learning opportunities arising from this tragic event.”
Kayleigh Colclough was Shay Kang’s godmother and told ITV News Central that justice has not been served because Kaur was not tried for murder.
Ms Colclough co-parented Shay with Jaskirat Kaur for the first five years of Shay’s life and took them into her home after they left their previous accommodation with Shay’s father.
If there was a court trial, Ms Colclough said she’s confident Jasmine would not have received a manslaughter sentence on the basis of diminished responsibility.
“In trial, I would have got that out and done my best to try and speak up to Shay and get the justice she deserved.”
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Ms Colclough also told ITV News how she began to see changes in Jasmine’s mood and had even hit Shay when she was little.
“She had become toxic, narcissistic, abusive, moody, always jealous of Shay.”
Remembering Shay she said:
“Her aura was bright.”
“She was my world and when she was taken away, it broke me.”
In a tribute released by her school after her death, Shay was described as a “bright, happy, fun-loving child who was well liked by all”.
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