A Sikh man jailed for murdering an 18-year-old student in Southampton had previously been reported to police over the alleged theft of ceremonial religious blades, the Daily Mail reported.

Knife-obsessed Vickrum Digwa, 23, stabbed stranger Henry Nowak, 18, six times with an eight-inch blade he had been carrying in Southampton city centre last December.

Knife-obsessed Vickrum Digwa, 23, stabbed stranger Henry Nowak, 18, six times with an eight-inch blade he had been carrying in Southampton city centre last December.

Vickrum Digwa, 23, told 18-year-old student Henry Nowak 'I am a bad man' before fatally stabbing him in the heart - and later falsely claiming he was the victim of a racist attack

Vickrum Digwa told his victim ‘I am a bad man’ moments before stabbing him

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Vickrum Digwa who stabbed Henry Nowak five times with his religious knife in the UK has been sentenced for life, concluding a high-octane case that was being followed all across…

Vickrum Digwa had falsely claimed racial abuse, prompting police to handcuff his dying victim, Henry Nowak, who he had stabbed.

The incident occurred in England’s Southampton on December 3, when the teenager was walking home alone after spending the evening with friends. | World News

Vickrum Digwa, 23, stabbed the 18-year-old university student with an eight-inch ceremonial sword six times.

Vickrum Digwa, 23, was jailed for life to serve a minimum of 21 years for stabbing Henry Nowak with a knife, which he carried as part of his Sikh religion

Vickrum Digwa, 23, was jailed for a minimum term of 21 years for stabbing Mr Nowak, 18. Today he will appear at Southampton Magistrates' Court with his father Moga, 52, and…

Vickrum Digwa, 23, was jailed yesterday for stabbing stranger Henry Nowak, 18, with an eight-inch Sikh dagger he had been carrying in Southampton city centre last December.

The man convicted of murdering 18-year-old Henry Nowak in a Southampton stabbing has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years.

A day after Sikh man Vickrum Digwa was given a life sentence for stabbing 18-year-old student Henry Nowak and then lying to the police that Nowak subjected him to racial abuse,…

Henry Nowak murder case has prompted questions about religious exemptions for Sikh ceremonial blades

A Sikh man jailed for murdering an 18-year-old student in Southampton had previously been reported to police over the alleged theft of ceremonial religious blades, the Daily Mail…

Vickrum Digwa, the Sikh man sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Southampton teenager Henry Nowak, has appeared in court alongside his father and brother after all…

Vickrum Digwa repeatedly stabbed the innocent student before lying to police that he had been racist in a disturbing case that sparked national furore.

Gurpreet Digwa, 27, was seen with the bladed weapon beside a Mercedes A180 while arguing with a fellow motorist in Southampton last year.

Southampton was rocked by violent disorder on Tuesday evening after Vickrum Digwa, 23, was jailed on Monday for a minimum of 21 years after he stabbed Henry to death last year.