Convicted killer loses teaching licence
Posted February 6, 2014 2:00 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – The Surrey man convicted of killing his pregnant wife has been stripped of his teaching licence for 25 years. The decision comes from the provincial Teacher Regulation Branch which says the agency does not have the authority to hand down a lifetime ban.
The high school science teacher was convicted three years ago of second-degree murder for killing his wife, Manjit, and then burning her body.
The 31-year-old elementary school teacher was four months pregnant when she disappeared on her way to a yoga class in the fall of 2006. Her charred remains were found at the Delta port.
Panghali had made a tearful plea at a news conference asking for tips that might lead to a killer just after she vanished.
He was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 15 years.
