▁University ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Singh ▁was ▁conv icted ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁of ▁m ans la ugh ter . ▁She ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ten ▁years ' ▁imprison ment , ▁but ▁was ▁released ▁early ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Since ▁her ▁release , ▁she ▁has ▁undert aken ▁cr imin ology ▁research . ▁ ▁The ▁crime ▁was ▁port rayed ▁in ▁Helen ▁Gar ner ' s ▁non - f iction ▁book ▁Joe ▁Cin que ' s ▁Cons olation ▁( 2 0 0 4 ), ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁adapted ▁into ▁a ▁film ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁ ▁Singh ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁Joe ▁Cin que ▁▁ ▁Joe ▁Cin que ▁and ▁An u ▁Singh ▁met ▁in ▁New castle , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁the ▁couple ▁were ▁living ▁together ▁in ▁Can ber ra ▁while ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁law ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁National ▁University . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁trial , ▁one ▁of ▁Singh ' s ▁friends ▁test ified ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁highly ▁obs essed ▁with ▁her ▁self - image , ▁particularly ▁her ▁body , ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁had ▁briefly ▁taken ▁i pec ac ▁after ▁Cin que ▁mentioned ▁it , ▁something ▁she ▁was ▁later ▁angry ▁with ▁him ▁for . ▁Singh ▁was ▁also ▁reported ly ▁obs essed ▁with ▁f ad ▁di ets ▁and ▁would ▁spend ▁hours ▁working ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁g ym — she ▁had ▁told ▁friends ▁" she ' d ▁rather ▁be ▁dead