HANNAH FOSTER 17YRS (8-31-1985 TO 3-14-2003) (KB-Maninder Pal Singh Kohli-Stranger) THE MURDER OF HANNAH FOSTER September 30th, 2013 @10:04 PM Hannah Foster was a 17yr old British student who was kidnapped, raped and murdered after a night out in Southampton in March 2003. Foster was murdered by an Indian immigrant Maninder Pal Singh Kohli. Her body was found in nearby West End, two days after she disappeared in Southampton. Murder Hannah Foster was a promising A-Level student from Southampton, who had been preparing to study medicine at university. On March 14th, 2003, she went out in Southampton with a friend for a few drinks. Her friend got the bus home, while Hannah decided to walk the half-mile to her home in Hampshire. Indian native, sandwich delivery man Maninder Pal Singh Kohli, was cruising the area in his white van. He snatched Hannah as she walked. Having been grabbed by Kohli, and bundled into his van, Foster secretly made a call to emergency services in the hope they would realise she was in trouble. On the 999 tape, Foster can be heard speaking to a man with an Asian accent. The tape was played during the later trial at Winchester Crown Court on Wednesday October 15th, 2008. Fosters body was found in bushes in a country lane just outside Southampton two days later. A post-mortem examination revealed she had been raped and strangled. Kohli fled to India shortly after Fosters body was found. He was soon identified by investigators as a prime suspect in the case. After Indian police failed to apprehend Kohli, Fosters parents personally went to India and made a public appeal for information of his whereabouts. During their 10-day visit, Fosters parents held a series of press conferences as well as opening a telephone hotline. Their visit soon became a subject of high interest in the Indian press, and Kohli was arrested five days after their arrival. Hampshire police announced a reward of INR 5,000,000 to anyone whose clues led to the arrest of Kohli. Kohlis wife in England, and brother, a policeman in India, denied his involvement in the murder. The key to the arrest of Kohli was information from taxi driver Jason Lepcha, hired by Kohli partly because of his understanding of English. Lepcha received a reward of INR $367,000. He used all this money to establish a school in Hannahs name. When visiting Darjeeling in 2006, Hannahs parents unwittingly hired Lepcha as their driver, and heard his story. On their return to England, they worked with others to set up a registered charity in memory of Hannah which supports Lepchas school. Arrest And Trial Kohli was arrested on July 15th, 2004 in West Bengals Darjeeling district while trying to flee to Nepal. While in police custody, Kohli stated he was tired of running. On July 28th, 2004, Kohli admitted to having raped and murdered Foster in an interview to a private television channel. Confessing to his crime, Kohli said that he was forced to kill Foster after raping her because she refused to cover up his crime. In August 2004, he retracted his confessional statement saying it was not by my own will. Kohli was held in judicial custody in India pending extradition to the United Kingdom; a final decision to extradite him to the UK was handed down on June 8th, 2007. On July 28th, 2007 Kohli arrived in the UK after being extradited. Kohli was charged with the murder, kidnap, and rape of Hannah Foster after landing at Heathrow, following his extradition from India. He was also charged with manslaughter, false imprisonment, and perverting the course of justice. On December 10th 2007, Kohli entered a plea of not guilty to the charges of kidnapping, rape and murder at Winchester Crown Court. However, on November 25th, 2008 he was convicted of all charges and sentenced to life in prison. Sentence On November 25th, 2008, Kohli, then aged 41yrs old, was found guilty of all charges at Winchester Crown Court and sentenced to life imprisonment, with a recommended minimum term of 24 years, less two years for time already served in the UK on remand. Hannahs family expressed their disappointment in the sentence, hoping that the killer would spend the rest of his life in prison. Under the trial judges recommendation, Kohli is expected to remain in prison until at least 2030 and the age of 63. If you suspect that a child is being abused or neglected...It is your duty to report it! :( Call this number to report child abuse ANY WHERE 1-800-4-A-Child (1-800-422-4453) or National Center For Abused, Missing and Exploited Children 1(800)843-5678. Please Share!!! Thank you! ^_^ FOR Missing CHILDREN: 1-800-THE LOST (1-800-843-5678) Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 16:51:58 +0000
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