London/Chandigarh: A 24-year-old Indian mother has been stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack at her west London home.Indian national Kirandeep Kaur, resident of Piddi village in Tarn Taran district of Punjab, was found dead in a house in Hayes on Sunday morning. She leaves behind a newborn baby of a few months.A man aged in his 20s was also found outside the property with stab wounds. He remains in the hospital; His injuries are not believed to be life threatening.Kirandeep was in the UK on a work permit, she had come two years ago on a student visa.Daniel Sean James, 44, of Pinner, was charged by police on Monday with murder, attempted murder and possession of a bladed article. He appeared at Willesden Magistrates Court on Tuesday. No petition was filed. He was remanded in custody to next appear at the Old Bailey on 11 August.Kirandeep’s family in Punjab, who sold agricultural land to fund his studies, have alleged that the attack was racially motivated and have appealed to the Indian government for help in repatriating his body.A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called to reports of a stabbing at a property on Uxbridge Road at around 7.55am on July 12. Officers attended with London Ambulance Service. On arrival, they found a 24-year-old woman with stab wounds. Despite the efforts of the emergency services, she was pronounced dead at the scene… Although there is no evidence at this stage that this was a hate crime, investigators are keeping an open mind and considering every aspect of the incident.” Investigating.“His elder brother Lovepreet Singh, 27, a truck driver, said the family sold half an acre of land, the only asset they had, to send him to the UK after completing his four-year BSc degree in Punjab.Kirandeep was in the UK on a work permit, coming on a student visa in September 2024. “We spent Rs 25 lakh to send him to the UK and bear the cost of his education,” Lovepreet said. She said she was scheduled to receive her degree in September this year.According to Lovepreet, one of the four siblings, the family was very weak financially. “After she went to the UK, we had high hopes that she would help one of us go to the UK and change the fortunes of the family,” Lovepreet said. He said it appeared to be “a racist attack”. Lovepreet said that he has no information about the identity of the injured victim. No official in Tarn Taran has yet contacted the family, he said.Sikh Press Association spokesperson Jasvir Singh said: “Many British Sikhs are concerned about the increasing race-based attacks on the community in Britain, the majority of which target our vulnerable (the elderly and women). Grassroots support groups are continuing the general safety protocols and efforts to support his family are also ongoing.”