A woman who killed an oncoming motorist while chasing her lover’s wife in a car does not think she should be in jail for the fatal crash.<\/p>\n
Sharanjit Kaur became so enraged at seeing her partner in a recent photo with his family that she waited outside a school for his wife and then followed her in a car.<\/p>\n
In the course of her bad driving, she drove in the lane of oncoming traffic, killing 49-year-old motorist Jonathan “Jono” Baker instantly.<\/p>\n
Kaur was jailed for four years after being sentenced in the Hamilton District Court earlier this year.<\/p>\n
Now, she is appealing her sentence, with her lawyer, Matthew Goodwin, arguing the judge should have taken into account her poor mental health and issues related to her cultural background to reach a home detention sentence instead of jail.<\/p>\n
He noted the 40-year-old had also completed 150 hours of community service ahead of sentencing, which should have prompted a discount for prospects of rehabilitation, and was indicative of remorse.<\/p>\n
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