Jump to contentIndependentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAnahita Hossein-PourFriday 17 July 2026 15:37 BSTHenry Nowak 999 call captures Vickrum Digwa lying about student ‘attacking’ himKiran Kaur, mother of murderer Vickrum Digwa, has been sentenced to three years in prison for assisting an offender by removing a knife from the scene of Henry Nowak's murder.Kaur was found guilty of taking the Sikh ceremonial knife, used by her son to stab finance student Henry Nowak to death on 3 December 2025 in Southampton, back to their family home.Judge William Mousley KC criticised Kaur for concealing the weapon's use instead of challenging her son, noting she placed it with other weapons in his bedroom.Vickrum Digwa was previously sentenced in June to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 21 years for Mr Nowak's murder, a sentence which the Solicitor General referred to the Court of Appeal as 'unduly lenient'.Digwa, his brother, and father have also pleaded not guilty to multiple weapons offences, including possessing 37 swords and other prohibited items, with their trial set for September 2027.In fullMother of Henry Nowak’s murderer jailed for three years for hiding knife after fatal stabbingMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in