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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 15Solicitor General Refers Vickrum Digwa's 21-Year Murder Sentence to Court of Appeal
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 15Summary
- Vickrum Digwa’s life sentence for murdering Henry Nowak has been referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
- A judge at Southampton Crown Court jailed the 23-year-old on June 1 and set a minimum term of 21 years before he can be considered for release.
- Solicitor General Ellie Reeves said no sentence could undo the family’s loss but that the referral should help bring them the justice they deserve.
- The move opens a review of whether Digwa’s minimum term was too low, with the Court of Appeal now able to consider increasing it.
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