Vickrum Digwa Appeals Murder Conviction and 21-Year Minimum Sentence for Henry Nowak Killing
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 3
Vickrum Digwa Appeals Murder Conviction and 21-Year Minimum Sentence for Henry Nowak Killing
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 3
Summary
Court of Appeal officials confirmed Friday that Vickrum Digwa is challenging both his murder conviction and the life sentence carrying a minimum 21-year term imposed in June.
Digwa was convicted of fatally stabbing 18-year-old University of Southampton student Henry Nowak in Southampton last December, then falsely telling police he had been the victim of a racist attack.
The sentence is already heading to the Court of Appeal from the other direction after Solicitor General Ellie Reeves referred it as potentially unduly lenient; no hearing date has been set for either case.
The killing also triggered wider scrutiny after body-worn footage showed officers handcuffing Henry as he said he could not breathe, and the police watchdog is now investigating two officers for potential gross misconduct.