Kirandeep Kaur’s family ‘devastated by her death’, sister says

The sister of a 24-year-old mother who was stabbed and killed as she lay in bed with her husband and baby in west London on Sunday has said “she was my world”.

Kirandeep Kaur, who was originally from India, was fatally attacked at her home in Hayes.

Speaking through a translator from the Majha region of Punjab, India, her sister Gursharan told BBC London: “She is everything for me, she video calls me and my mum. What are we going to do without her?”

A man has been charged with Kaur’s murder.

Gursharan, who is 21, said her sister came to London looking for a better job so she could support her family.

“My sister moved to the UK in September 2024 to study at Buckinghamshire New University.

“She completed her studies and worked at a grocery store.

“We spoke to each other on the phone. But she hasn’t been back, so I haven’t seen her.

“When she reached London – she told me it was beautiful and she was happy.”

Gusharan said her sister was “very intelligent”.

“She was the top of her class here in India when she was studying, she’s a very hard worker. She loved us all very much.”

Gusharan added: “Our family is very poor. She always thinks about us first. She was very supportive to me. She was my world. My heart hurts.”