A mother has been handed an indefinite hospital order after admitting to killing her 10-year-old daughter.
Jaskirat Kaur, 33, denied murder but pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Shay Kang on the basis of diminished responsibility at Wolverhampton Crown Court in August.
Shay was found dead in Robin Close, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, after police were called to her home at about 12.10pm on Monday 4 March.
Brickhouse Primary School pupil Shay died as a result of stab wounds to the chest, the opening of an inquest into her death heard at Black Country Coroner’s Court earlier this year.
In a tribute released by her school after her death, Shay was described as a “bright, happy, fun-loving child who was well-liked by all”.
Kayleigh Colclough, a friend who had Shay and her mother come and live with her for the first five years of the youngster’s life, said Shay “was an old soul – she was special, advanced, clever, funny”.
“I just have the best memories of her, she made me happy,” she told Sky News.
“She would make me feel warm. That’s the sort of person she was.”
Kaur admitted manslaughter by diminished responsibility
Ms Colclough, who said Shay called her godmother or aunt, “fell to the ground” and “just screamed” when she found out she had been killed.
Kaur had “disgusted and disappointed” her, Ms Colclough added.
“She just doesn’t exist to me now,” she said. “At one point I had so much love for her as a sister, as a friend and there are certain points we had the best memories.
“But she just broke me when she took Shay and that’s one thing I can’t forgive.”
Kayleigh Colclough, Shay Kang and Jaskirat Kaur
Shay dancing with her mum
Ms Colclough said Kaur would have “angry outbursts” and while she knew she’d suffered “trauma”, she didn’t see any “signs of mental health” problems.
“I wanted it to go to trial. I just think it’s the easy way out,” she said of Kaur’s manslaughter plea.
She added: “For me, Shay will never be forgotten. I will always speak Shay’s name.
“Shay deserves justice. She’s a special child. She didn’t ask for a lot, she just wanted to be loved.
“I miss her and I’m heartbroken and I just want the world to change.”
A young Shay
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