Vikrum Digwa, 23, was convicted of murdering Henry Nowak, an 18-year-old university student from Essex. The attack occurred on December 3 in Southampton as Nowak walked home after a night out with his football team.
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Vikrum Digwa was convicted of murdering Henry Nowak, an 18-year-old university student in Southampton. Digwa falsely claimed racial abuse to police, leading them to handcuff the mortally wounded victim instead of arresting him. The court heard that Digwa carried a large knife and stabbed Nowak five times.
The prosecution argued that Digwa falsely claimed racial abuse to police, leading them to handcuff the mortally wounded victim instead of arresting him. According to Nicholas Lobbenberg KC, the prosecutor, this claim was 'a wicked lie about a dying man.' The court heard that Digwa carried an 21cm knife and stabbed Nowak five times.
The prosecution described Digwa as having a fixation on weapons, noting he trained with them since childhood. According to Jeremy Wainwright KC, Digwa's defense attorney, the defendant claimed religious reasons for carrying the knife, though Lobbenberg dismissed this justification during his closing speech.
The court also heard that Digwa's mother, Kiran Kaur, 53, removed the murder weapon from the scene and was found guilty of assisting an offender. Hampshire Police apologized for their response to the incident but stated that internal investigations were ongoing.
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