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Vickrum Digwa, 23, lied to police at the scene of the 2025 stabbing, claiming he had been the victim of a racist attack. Shabana Mahmood described the murder as an "an act of pure evil
murder of teenager Henry Nowak. His killer Vickrum Digwa, 23, was jailed on Monday for life to serve a minimum of 21 years for stabbing Nowak with a 21cm (8in) blade he said he carried
Vickrum Digwa, 23, was sentenced on Monday to [life in prison with a minimum term of 21 years](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/01/southampton-man-jailed-life-murder-student-religious-knife-vickrum-digwa-henry-nowak) for the December 2025 murder of 18-year-old Nowak. Digwa falsely claimed
details some may find upsetting*** The trial heard that Digwa lied to police, falsely claiming he was the victim and alleging he had been subjected to racist abuse. Bodycam footage released by the force, with
Vickrum Digwa, 23, who used a Sikh dagger, in [Southampton](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/southampton) in December 2025. Digwa falsely claimed he had been racially abused and attacked by Nowak. Body camera footage released by Hampshire police
Vickrum Digwa, 23, was [sentenced to life in prison](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1d2w411rgro), for a minimum of 21 years, for using a 21cm (8in) blade he said he carried as part of his Sikh faith
Vickrum Digwa continues, critics on the right have suggested that a [preoccupation with anti-racism](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/02/keir-starmer-far-right-exploit-henry-nowak-murder) played a significant role in the failure by officers at the scene to properly assess what