Vickrum Digwa Convicted of Murdering 18-Year-Old Henry Nowak With 21cm Knife
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Updated · BBC.com · May 28
Vickrum Digwa Convicted of Murdering 18-Year-Old Henry Nowak With 21cm Knife
9 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 28
Southampton Crown Court found 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa guilty of murdering University of Southampton student Henry Nowak after stabbing the 18-year-old to death on 3 December.
Jurors rejected Digwa's self-defence claim that Nowak used a racist slur, punched him and knocked off his turban before the attack with the 21cm ceremonial blade.
Prosecutors said Nowak was stabbed five times, including wounds to his legs, face and a fatal chest injury, then tried to flee over a fence while leaving a trail of blood.
The jury also convicted Digwa of carrying a knife in public, and found his mother, 53-year-old Kiran Kaur, guilty of assisting an offender after the weapon was taken to the family home.
Digwa is due to be sentenced on Monday, while Kaur will be sentenced on 17 July.
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