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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ben Mitchell

Man guilty of murdering finance student in Southampton

  • Vickrum Digwa has been found guilty of murdering 18-year-old finance student Henry Nowak with a Sikh kirpan ceremonial knife with a 21cm blade in Southampton.
  • Digwa stabbed Mr Nowak five times, including a fatal wound to the heart, on December 3, 2025, after telling him, "I am a bad man".
  • The 23-year-old claimed self-defence and alleged a racist attack, but the prosecution dismissed this as a "wicked lie".
  • Digwa was also convicted of carrying a bladed weapon, while his mother, Kiran Kaur, 53, was found guilty of assisting an offender by removing the weapon from the scene.
  • Police initially arrested Mr Nowak based on Digwa's false claims before he collapsed and died, leading to an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

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Man found guilty of murdering 18-year-old student with Sikh ceremonial knife

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