Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleVickrum Digwa was found guilty at Southampton Crown Court of the murder of university student Henry Nowak (Hampshire Police)Vickrum Digwa has been found guilty of murdering 18-year-old finance student Henry Nowak with a Sikh kirpan ceremonial knife with a 21cm blade in Southampton. Digwa stabbed Mr Nowak five times, including a fatal wound to the heart, on December 3, 2025, after telling him, "I am a bad man". The 23-year-old claimed self-defence and alleged a racist attack, but the prosecution dismissed this as a "wicked lie". Digwa was also convicted of carrying a bladed weapon, while his mother, Kiran Kaur, 53, was found guilty of assisting an offender by removing the weapon from the scene. Police initially arrested Mr Nowak based on Digwa's false claims before he collapsed and died, leading to an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct. In fullMan found guilty of murdering 18-year-old student with Sikh ceremonial knifeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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.

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or…

Vikrum Digwa, 23, attacked stranger Henry Nowak, 18, with an eight-inch ceremonial blade before telling the first officers on the scene that he had been the victim of racist abuse