ied ▁strong ▁n arc iss istic ▁tra its . ▁ ▁Singh ▁and ▁R ao ▁were ▁tried ▁joint ly ▁in ▁October ▁and ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁but ▁this ▁trial ▁was ▁ab orted ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November , ▁with ▁Justice ▁Ken ▁Cris pin ▁saying ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pieces ▁of ▁evidence ▁was ▁problem atic ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁unclear ▁as ▁to ▁which ▁of ▁Singh ▁or ▁R ao ▁it ▁was ▁adm iss ible ▁against . ▁For ▁the ▁second ▁trial , ▁Singh ▁elected ▁to ▁stand ▁trial ▁by ▁judge ▁alone , ▁for going ▁a ▁j ury . ▁Justice ▁Cris pin ▁ruled ▁that ▁Singh ▁and ▁R ao ▁should ▁be ▁tried ▁separately ▁in ▁the ▁interest ▁of ▁fair ness . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁trial , ▁Singh ' s ▁defence ▁presented ▁evidence ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁ment ally ▁ill ▁and ▁had ▁dimin ished ▁responsibility , ▁propos ing ▁an ▁ins an ity ▁defense . ▁The ▁court ▁was ▁told ▁that ▁Singh ▁believed ▁she ▁was ▁dying ▁from ▁a ▁mus cle ▁was ting ▁disease , ▁compla ined ▁of ▁" not ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁feel ▁her ▁head ▁on ▁her ▁body " ▁and ▁was ▁bul im ic . ▁The ▁pro sec utors ▁called ▁an ▁expert ▁witness ▁to ▁test ify ▁that ▁Singh ▁had ▁appeared ▁rational ▁and ▁assert ive ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁she ▁was ▁arrested . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁Justice ▁Cris pin ▁found ▁Singh ▁guilty ▁of ▁m ans la ugh ter ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁sent enced ▁her ▁to ▁ten ▁years ' ▁imprison ment ▁with ▁a ▁minimum ▁four ▁years ▁non -