Donna Jones renews calls for review of knife law exemptions after Henry Nowak murder

Knife laws could change after murder of Henry Nowak, Home Secretary says

Knife laws could face changes after the murder of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak.

Donna Jones renews calls for review of knife law exemptions after Henry Nowak murder

Henry Nowak was murdered in 2025 by a man carrying two knives with religious exemptions

Change to knife laws could be considered following Henry Nowak's murder

Home Secretary considers changes to UK knife laws after Henry Nowak’s murder in Southampton; father seeks clearer rules on Sikh kirpans and sentencing.

Shabana Mahmood considers banning Sikh daggers after Henry Nowak murder

Shabana Mahmood is weighing up a move to ban Sikh ceremonial daggers in public following the murder of Henry Nowak. After an engagement with the 18-year-old's grieving family, the Home Secretary said she had not “taken any options off the table" in regard to tightening up knife laws from religious exemption. Vickrum Digwa was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years in March over his murder, but this was increased to 25 years on Thursday …