Vickrum Digwa has been found guilty of murdering 18-year-old white student Henry Nowak using a Sikh religious dagger, falsely accusing him of racism when the police arrived.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Vickrum Digwa was convicted at Southampton Crown Court on Thursday of murdering 18-year-old finance student Henry Nowak with a Sikh kirpan ceremonial knife in Southampton in December 2025. Digwa claimed self-defense, alleging Nowak had racially abused and attacked him, causing the responding police officers to arrest the fatally injured Nowak at the scene while he protested that he had been stabbed and pleaded for help. 📰 DETAIL: Digwa stabbed Nowak five times with a Sikh religious dagger. While most people in Britain are forbidden from carrying even pepper spray for self-defense, Sikhs have a special religious exemption—although Digwa was prosecuted for weapons offenses regardless, on grounds that he was carrying two weapons when one would have satisfied his religious obligations. Digwa’s mother, Kiran Kaur, was also found guilty of assisting an offender by removing the murder weapon from the scene. The prosecution successfully argued that Digwa’s claim that Nowak had subjected him to a racist attack—which police believed, putting Nowak in handcuffs instead of attempting to confirm he had been stabbed—was a “wicked lie,” as were his denials that he had stabbed Nowak, which delayed his medical treatment. 🎯 IMPACT: The case has prompted an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) watchdog, after intense public backlash over the police’s handling of the incident. Digwa will be sentenced on June 1, and his mother will be sentenced on July 17. 💬 KEY QUOTE: “Please, brother, I can’t breathe.” – Henry Nowak’s last words |
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