Face of pharmacist sentenced for stabbings and robberies in Walsall and Wolverhampton

Face of man sentenced after violent stabbings and robberies

Police have released an image of a qualified pharmacist who was sentenced to 10 years and eight months after violent robberies and stabbings.

Gurkirat Singh, aged 32 of no fixed address was arrested after he stabbed and robbed a man at an address on Redhouse Street, Palfrey, on March 11.

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Gurkirat Singh | West Midlands Police

It was here where £1,500 was stolen after a scuffle, the man who is understood to be a landlord had asked Singh to leave after he outstayed his welcome.

The following day Singh snatched an 80-year-old woman’s handbag in a nearby street resulting in her tumbling to the ground and injuring her nose.

Singh, who is a qualified pharmacist had stabbed and robbed two elderly woman in a string of vicious attacks carried out in a five-day period, a Wolverhampton court heard this week.

Police officers shared that they received reports of robberies taking place in Wolverhampton and Walsall on March 12 and 15.

The 32-year-old has plead guilty to multiple wounding with intent offences, as well as multiple robbery offences.

Singh, who is an Indian national also currently faces deportation.

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