0h 7min, jun 1, 2026 y - Man jailed for Murder

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A weapons-obsessed killer who stabbed a student to death has been jailed for life with a minimum of 21 years.

Vickrum Digwa, 23, used a 21cm (8in) blade he said he carried as part of his Sikh faith to kill Henry Nowak, 18, who was walking home alone after a night out with friends in Southampton on 3 December.

The victim, from Essex, was handcuffed by police as he lay dying at the scene after Digwa lied, claiming he had been racially abused by the teen and had acted in self-defence. He told officers his turban had been knocked off and that he had been injured.

Judge William Mousley KC told a packed Southampton Crown Court that Digwa had brought "shame" upon his family and his religion.

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