A Sikh man has been convicted of murdering an 18-year-old university student who was stabbed to death while walking home from a night out in Southampton, UK.

Prosecutors said Vickrum Digwa, 23, was 'skilled' with blades when he came to murder Henry Nowak, 18, having trained with weapons since he was 12.

A jury is now deciding the case of a Sikh man accused of murdering 18-year-old Henry Nowak after a late-night confrontation in Southampton last year.

Finance student Henry Nowak, 18, was on his way home from a night out when he was attacked by stranger Vikrum Digwa, 23, with the eight inch 'Shastar' blade.

Vickrum Digwa, 23, has been found guilty of murdering university student Henry Nowak, who he stabbed to death with a Sikh kirpan ceremonial knife

Vickrum Digwa fatally stabbed finance student Henry Nowak with a Sikh kirpan ceremonial knife in December 2025

A Sikh man has been convicted of murdering an 18-year-old university student who was stabbed to death while walking home from a night out in Southampton, UK.

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Sikh Federation UK also highlighted that the jury at Southampton Crown Court was told the case ‘was not about Sikhism or racism, but about an unlawful killing’

Knife-obsessed Vikrum Digwa, 23, stabbed stranger Henry Nowak, 18, six times with a ceremonial Sikh blade he had been carrying in Southampton city centre last December.

TOI correspondent from London: British-born Sikh Vickrum Singh Digwa was convicted this week of murdering 18-year-old Southampton University student Henry Nowak with a 21cm…