Kiran Kaur has been sentenced to three years in prison for assisting an offender after she took the dagger used by her son, Vickrum Digwa, to murder 18-year-old student Henry Nowak. Kaur was convicted of stashing the weapon after Digwa fatally stabbed Nowak last December.
Digwa was previously jailed for life with a minimum of 21 years for the unprovoked attack. The court heard that Nowak was walking home after a night out when he encountered Digwa. A brief altercation ensued, during which Digwa used the dagger, which he carried according to his Sikh faith, to stab Nowak multiple times in the chest and legs. Nowak also sustained a slash mark to his face.
After the stabbing, Digwa, with his brother Gurpreet arriving shortly after, filmed the mortally wounded Nowak. When police arrived, Digwa falsely claimed Nowak had been the aggressor and made racist remarks. Police officers placed Nowak, who pleaded that he could not breathe and had been stabbed, in handcuffs. Bodycam footage captured these moments, and one officer can be heard responding, "I don't think you have, mate." Two officers are currently under investigation for potential gross misconduct in relation to this.
Kaur and her husband, Moga Singh, arrived at the scene and Digwa secretly instructed his mother to take the dagger home. Nowak died at the scene. Later, Digwa was secretly recorded discussing with his older brother, Gurpreet, a plan to pretend the stabbing was an act of self-defense, despite having previously confessed to his brother that he had stabbed Nowak.
Kaur and Digwa were found guilty following a trial in May. Sentencing Kaur, Judge William Mousley KC stated that a responsible parent would have encouraged their son to do the right thing, but instead, she took the knife home and hid it among a collection of weapons in her son's bedroom, which would have helped conceal its use.
Digwa's actions have been noted to have caused significant distress, bringing shame upon his family, community, and religion, and stirring racial tensions. The judge described Nowak as a "much-loved, kind, hard-working and ambitious young man" whose death has caused irreparable harm.
Digwa, his older brother Gurpreet, and their father Moga Singh are also facing weapons charges related to an incident on December 4, 2025, at their Southampton home. They have denied charges for possessing various weapons, including flick knives, batons, knuckle dusters, and swords. Their trial for these offenses is scheduled for September of next year.