Mother of Henry Nowak’s murderer jailed for removing knife from scene

Kiran Kaur, 53, sentenced to three years for assisting her son, Vickrum Digwa, after his fatal stabbing of student in Southampton

The mother of Vickrum Digwa, whose false claims of racism against Henry Nowak triggered riots in Southampton, has been jailed for removing a knife from the murder scene.

Appearing at Southampton crown court, Kiran Kaur, 53, was jailed for three years for assisting an offender, her son, by taking the knife from where he had murdered the 18-year-old student on 3 December 2025 back to her family home.