Father brutally killed in front of daughter on family holiday Nephew bludgeoned uncle to death in cash row
AMAN who bludgeoned his Birmingham uncle to death during a family holiday in Naples has been jailed by an Italian court.
Father-of-three Baldev Kainth, 53, from Great Barr was brutally beaten senseless with an iron bar in front of his young daughter after a row over money.
Seven-year-old Riya ran away, screaming: “Mummy, killed daddy!”
Now Mr Kainth’s nephew Guarav Kainth was sentenced to 14 years and eight months in prison after being found guilty of his murder.
Speaking after the hearing, widow Ranjit Kaur said: “My family’s lives were totally devastated when our beloved husband and father was so cruelly taken from us.
“By murdering him, destroyed our world. somebody his killer has has
“What is even worse is that, at the age of seven, Riya witnessed her father being murdered.
“She saw everything when her father was struck by a metal bar and came running to me screaming ‘Mummy, somebody has killed daddy.’
“This was a family holiday and we thought his nephew was going to sit down and talk with Baldev about their disagreements.
“But my husband didn’t stand a chance. As soon as he saw him, he struck my husband over the head with an iron bar.
“Riya sometimes wakes up at night, having dreamed about her dad, and is upset. She comes home from school sad because all of the other children have been talking about their dads.
“This has deeply affected her and she misses him terribly.
“No sentence would ever be enough after what he did to my husband.
“I wish he could be in jail for the rest of his life.”
The incident happened in Sessa Aurunca, near Naples, in southern Italy. Mr Kainth, a carer was taken to hospital in Naples but died of his injuries on August 2.
His 21-year-old nephew was detained by Italian police in Fondi, an hour’s drive from Sessa Aurunca.
Guarav Kainth was convicted at the Tribunale di Santa Maria Capua Vetere last week, the family’s lawyers said.
Kieran Mitchell, a specialist travel lawyer at Slater and Gordon, said: “Baldev was a family man who was brutally snatched away from his wife and daughter.
“Nothing will truly heal the scars his murder has left on his family but I hope the sentence will allow them to move on and start rebuilding their lives.”