Indian-origin driver jailed for 29 years for strangling sex worker to death in UK

An Indian-origin delivery driver has been sentenced to 29 years in prison for the murder of a woman whose body was found dumped on a roadside in England’s West Midlands last year.Tanveer Singh, 32, was convicted of killing 41-year-old Shara Millar after her body was discovered in Smethwick in August 2025.During sentencing at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Wednesday, Judge Michael Chambers described Singh as a “manipulative and cynical” man who had shown no remorse for the killing, PTI reported.The court heard Singh met Millar after spending time drinking at a pub before driving to Soho Road, where he approached sex workers. Prosecutors said he later attacked Millar inside his van and strangled her to death.Detective Inspector Joe Davenport from West Midlands Police said the victim was “brutally killed by a dangerous predator”.“Singh was drinking in a pub earlier in the night and visited Soho Road to look for sex workers. He then picked Shara up in his van and she was fatally attacked,” Davenport said, as quoted by the news agency.Investigators told the court that Singh attempted to remove forensic evidence after the killing by pouring liquid over Millar’s body before abandoning her on a pavement.A member of the public later discovered the body, prompting a murder investigation by West Midlands Police.CCTV footage reviewed by detectives showed a white van arriving at the scene before Millar’s body was removed and left by the roadside. Officers later traced the vehicle to a rental company and established that Singh had been using it for parcel delivery work at the time of the offence.Police tracked Singh to his home address in West Bromwich before arresting him on suspicion of murder.A forensic post-mortem examination found Millar had suffered head injuries and died from strangulation.During the trial, jurors heard that Millar had been living with drug addiction and was involved in sex work at the time of her death.Following the sentencing, West Midlands Police said it continued to work with support organisations assisting vulnerable women involved in sex work.“No woman deserves to feel unsafe, and we are committed to providing safe spaces to report and access support,” the force said in a statement.