The former Surrey teacher convicted of murdering his pregnant wife and leaving her burned body along Deltaport Way six years ago has lost his appeal.
Mukhtiar Panghali was last year found guilty of murdering his wife, Manjit Panghali, 31, and then burning her body to conceal evidence of the crime.
He was sentenced to life in prison without the eligibility of parole for 15 years but was given credit for the four years he served prior to the trial.
Panghali appealed his second-degree murder conviction on the grounds the evidence did not support the verdict. He argued there was no proof he intended to kill his wife and a manslaughter conviction would have been more appropriate.
