Get the biggest daily news stories by email Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailA thug who battered his friend to death before blaming the murder on "black magic" has been jailed for life. Palvinder Singh Hayre, 51, brutally attacked Gurmukh Singh in a booze-fuelled rage before leaving him to die on his doorstep. Mr Singh, 70, was left with 32 fractures to his ribs, breast bone and eye sockets following the sustained assault. (Image: BPM MEDIA)During his trial, Hayre claimed that black magic may have been responsible for his friend's death. When asked to explain how this could happen without his involvement he replied: "Black magic.

Source: Daily Mirror July 18, 2019 14:51 UTC