DA: Visalia man sentenced after stabbing sister-in-law
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A man has been sentenced to life in prison for murder in Department 10 of the Tulare County Superior Court after stabbing his sister-in-law, the Tulare County District’s Attorney Office announced on Friday.
The DA says on May 12, 2021, after an altercation in the kitchen of their shared Visalia residence, 25-year-old Swarndeep Basra stabbed his sister-in-law while her two children ate breakfast and proceeded to kick her while she was on the ground. One of the children ran to a neighbor for help.
The victim was transported to Kaweah Delta, where the DA says she was pronounced deceased.
According to the district’s attorney, Basra said that he went “crazy” after the initial altercation in a statement to police.
The DA says he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder with the use of a knife and no contest to child endangerment on Feb. 9. According to current California sentencing laws, Basra must serve 20 years in prison before receiving a parole hearing.
