An Indian-origin delivery driver has been sentenced to 29 years in prison for killing a woman whose body was found dumped on the side of the road in England’s West Midlands last year.Tanveer Singh, 32, was found guilty of murdering 41-year-old Shara Millar after her body was discovered in Smethwick in August 2025.During sentencing at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Wednesday, Judge Michael Chambers described Singh as a “manipulative and cynical” man who showed no remorse for the murder, PTI reported.The court heard that Singh met Millar after spending some time drinking in a pub before driving to Soho Road, where he approached sex workers. He later attacked Millar inside his truck and strangled her to death, prosecutors said.Detective Inspector Joe Davenport, of West Midlands Police, said the victim was “brutally murdered by a dangerous predator”.“Singh had been drinking at a bar earlier in the night and visited Soho Road to look for sex workers. He then took Chara in his truck and was fatally attacked,” Davenport said, according to the news agency.Investigators told the court that Singh attempted to remove forensic evidence after the murder by pouring liquid over Millar’s body before leaving it on the pavement.The body was later discovered by a member of the public, prompting West Midlands Police to launch a murder investigation.
CCTV footage reviewed by investigators showed a white truck arriving at the scene before Millar’s body was removed and left on the side of the road. Officers later traced the car to a rental company and established that Singh was using it for a package delivery business at the time of the crime.Police traced Singh to his home address in West Bromwich before arresting him on suspicion of murder.A post-mortem examination found that Millar had sustained head injuries and died of asphyxiation.During the trial, jurors heard that Millar was living with a drug addiction and was involved in sex work at the time of her death.Following the ruling, West Midlands Police said it continued to work with support organizations that help vulnerable women involved in sex work.“No woman deserves to feel unsafe, and we are committed to providing safe spaces to report and access support,” the force said in a statement.