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Indian Man Jailed For Life In London For Murdering Woman Over Stolen Money
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Firstpost•17-10-2026, 00:24
Indian Man Jailed For Life In London For Murdering Woman Over Stolen Money
- •Deepak Sandhu, 24, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 28 years for murdering 39-year-old Xiaoqing Ke.
- •The murder took place at Ke's London Airbnb on December 10, 2025, following a dispute over £500 that Sandhu had stolen from her.
- •Prosecutors revealed that Sandhu travelled from Southampton to London with a knife after Ke confronted him and ended their relationship.
- •Sandhu attempted to flee the country and was arrested by police on December 12 while travelling toward Birmingham Airport.
- •Judge Philip Katz KC described the killing as a brutal, calculated, and premeditated act of revenge.
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Deepak Sandhu was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 28 years at the Old Bailey after being convicted of murdering 39-year-old Xiaoqing Ke at her London Airbnb.
The relationship deteriorated and a deadly dispute arose after Xiaoqing Ke discovered that Deepak Sandhu had stolen £500 from her handbag, challenged his false claims about his background, and demanded her money back.
After booking a flight from Birmingham to Mumbai and contacting his sister in India, Deepak Sandhu was arrested by police on December 12, 2025, while travelling by coach toward Birmingham Airport.
