Anu Singh
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Anu Singh (b. September 3, 1972) is an Australian of Indian descent who, in 1997, while a law student at the Australian National University, killed her boyfriend, Joe Cinque. She laced his coffee with Rohypnol, then injected him with heroin. Her case is famous in Australia due to her light sentence and a book by Helen Garner, Joe Cinque's Consolation, published in 2004.
Singh was found not guilty of murder, but was found guilty of manslaughter. She received a ten year sentence, but was paroled after four years. She breached parole and served a further four months.[1]
In June 2005, concern was expressed in the New South Wales Parliament about Ms Singh's employment with the Cabramatta Community Centre.[2] The public were reassured that Ms Singh was not employed to distribute clean injecting equipment and that her employment was on a time-limited project.[3]
In 2005, a documentary was being made about Singh by James Ricketson which covered her employment in Cabramatta.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Neill, Rosemary. "Of sins and needles", The Australian, 2005-05-30. Retrieved on June 28, 2006.
- ^ Oldfield, David (2005). Ms Anu Singh and needle distribution program. New South Wales Legislative Council Hansard: Questions without notice. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved on June 28, 2006.
- ^ New South Wales Minister for Health (2005). Ms Anu Singh and needle distribution program. New South Wales Legislative Council Hansard: Questions without notice; Deferred answers. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved on June 28, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Her new career's to die for
- Interviews with Maria and Nino Cinque and Anu Singh on Late Night Live, Presented by Phillip Adams on Radio National, Australia, 23 September 2004
- R v Singh (1999) ACTSC 66 (24 June 1999)
- R v Singh (1999) ACTSC 32 (23 April 1999)
- R v Singh (1999) ACTSC 27 (12 April 1999)
- R v Singh (1999) ACTSC 28 (12 April 1999)
- R v Singh (1999) ACTSC 26 (29 March 1999)
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