On a London-to-Lahore flight Salman Iftikhar, 38, targeted senior flight attendant Angie Walsh with a tirade of abuse, threatening she would be dragged from her hotel room, “gang-raped” and set on fire.

Justice Ellenbogen said Khan’s age was not sufficient reason to protect his identity, declaring that “the public will wish to know the identity of those who commit such serious offences.”

The victim’s son, who had just returned home from work, was the first to find his mother lying lifeless in the upstairs hallway.

Police say the crime was allegedly carried out at the behest of Charanjit Singh Grewal, a 75-year-old England-based NRI originally from Ludhiana, who was to marry Pandher but later refused.

In sentencing, Justice Beale said he had no hesitation in finding Patterson’s offending falls into the “worst category” of murder and attempted murder.

Police said Westman was armed with a rifle, shotgun and pistol, and fired dozens of rounds into the packed congregation of children and teachers.

Anu was allegedly killed by her estranged husband Prem Kumar while their two young sons played just metres away.

Originally from Bilimora in Surat district, Gujarat, Mihir Desai had moved to Australia for study and work opportunities.

His defence lawyer, Michael Haralambous, informed the court that Singh had never been in custody before and required antidepressant medication.

Justice Fox ruled the crime, though severe, did not meet the threshold for life imprisonment.