FVS produced a report which lead to a guilty plea. It was reported by the newspapers as follows:
‘A man has been handed a life term after stabbing a gambler to death who had won £3,000 at a casino.
A Birmingham man was found guilty of murdering Shaspal Singh Bahra, 46, following a five-day trial at Birmingham Crown Court.
The murderer went to the Gala Casino on Hill Street in the city centre with the intention of identifying a victim who had won money last May.
Mr Bahra cashed in his £3,000 winnings and left the casino. He was then followed and fatally stabbed with a knife. Later that night he called friends asking if they wanted to party.
When one declined as he was short of money the murderer told him ‘not to worry’, saying to another friend that ‘the drinks are on me’.
Judge Melbourne Inman QC handed him a life sentence and ordered him to serve a minimum of 30 years in prison, the Crown Prosecution Service said.’