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Killer of Henry Nowak to Appeal 21-Year Term
The Court of Appeal will also consider an Attorney General referral that the life term was too lenient, while Digwa separately challenges his murder conviction.
- On Tuesday, court officials confirmed that Vickrum Digwa was granted permission to appeal his 21-year minimum sentence for murdering Henry Nowak, with the hearing scheduled for November 5.
- Digwa received a life sentence with a 21-year minimum term in June after fatally stabbing 18-year-old Nowak in Southampton last December, having initially lied to police about being the victim of a racist attack.
- Body-Worn footage revealed officers handcuffed the dying teenager instead of providing aid, sparking protests involving around 1,000 people in Southampton that resulted in 12 police injuries and more than 30 charges for violent disorder.
- The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating two officers for gross misconduct regarding their response to Nowak, while Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones requested an inspection of Hampshire Police to examine the "end-to-end process" of incident management.
- While Digwa seeks to challenge his conviction separately, a decision remains pending; meanwhile, Sikh leaders have reported a "backlash" and increase in "hate crime" against their community following the case.
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The crime occurred last December on a street in Southampton, southern England. Henry Nowak was stabbed several times with a distinctive Sikh knife with a blade over 20 cm long. The perpetrator, Vickrum Digwa, convinced officers that he was the victim of a racist attack. The officers handcuffed the victim, ignoring his injuries and the dramatic words that he couldn't breathe and was dying. The 18-year-old died before their eyes. Vickrum Digwa rec…
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