Murder-suicide prompts New York to examine domestic violence policies
ABC News
New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang revealed that Sarbjit Saran had informed her employer of domestic violence before she was killed.
Police arrived at a home in Selkirk, New York, just before 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 29, 2020 to find a husband and wife dead. Bhupinder Saran, 58, killed his wife, Sarbjit Saran, 58, and then took his own life, police said.
It was not the first time police had been to the home. A year earlier, officers were called to a domestic violence incident, and there had been an order of protection against the husband.
On Thursday, New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang revealed that Sarbjit Saran had informed her employer, the state's information technology office, of the trouble at home, but she received no help -- a violation of state domestic violence policies.
"When she reached out for help, it fell on deaf ears," Lang said during a news conference in Albany.
