Four men convicted of fatally beating a DPD delivery driver in Shrewsbury last year were found to be in Britain illegally. Aurman Singh, 23, from Smethwick, sustained severe head injuries after being attacked with an axe, golf club, and hockey stick by a group of eight men. The attackers ambushed Singh during his delivery route, resulting in his death.
Authorities confirmed that four of the men involved in the attack were in Britain illegally due to expired visas. Arshdeep Singh, Jagdeep Singh, Shivdeep Singh, and Manjot Singh have each been sentenced to life in prison. The police disclosed that these individuals had overstayed their visas. In accordance with British law, any foreign national sentenced to at least 12 months in prison faces a deportation order. The men may now be deported to India to serve the remainder of their sentences.
The court also convicted Sukhmandeep Singh, who was legally residing in the UK, of manslaughter last month. He received a 10-year prison sentence for his role in assisting the attackers by helping them locate Aurman Singh. Sukhmandeep Singh was acquitted of the murder charge.
The incident saw the attackers fleeing in two cars, and footage later emerged showing them discarding the axe used in the attack in a bin. The case has raised concerns over immigration enforcement and the tracking of individuals with expired visas.
In 2023, the British government issued 1.4 million visas and approved a record number of asylum applications, leading one Member of Parliament to write that “Britain will be unrecognisable if this carries on.”
