Kiran Kaur,a 53-year-old resident of St Denys Road, has been sentenced to three years in prison for assisting her son, Vickrum Digwa, in concealing a murder weapon. The sentencing at Southampton Crown Court follows the release of video evidence showing Digwa instructing his mother to remove the knife used to kill 18-year-old Henry Nowak.
The Punjabi-language video that exposed the cover-up
New video evidence recorded on Vickrum Digwa’s mobile phone has provided a direct link between the stabbing on December 3, 2025, and the subsequent attempt to hide the evidence. According to the Crown Prosecution Service, the footage captures Digwa speaking in Punjabi, instructing his mother to "Take this" while referring to the knife. While the video only shows a brief glimpse of Kaur’s dress and the ground, the audio provides a damning transcript of the moment the weapon was removed from the Belmont Road crime scene.
Judge William Mousley KC’s rebuke of the ceremonial weapon concealment
During the sentencing on July 17, Judge William Mousley KC criticized Kaur for her active role in protecting her son, 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa. The judge noted that Kaur did not merely witness the aftermath but intentionally placed the knife among a collection of ceremonial weapons in Digwa's bedroom to avoid detection. This action, the judge stated, was intended to help her son avoid detection and contributed to the "degradation" of Henry Nowak, who was arrested while he was still dying from his injuries.
The severity of the underlying crime was highlighted by the fact that Digwa received a life sentence on June 1, with a minimum term of 21 years for the death of the finance student. The court emphasized that Kaur's decision to hide the weapon directly supported the perpetrator's ability to maintain a false persona in the immediate wake of the violence.
A false narrative of racial abuse used to mask the stabbing
The attempt to conceal the weapon was part of a broader effort to support Digwa’s false claims regarding the motive for the attack. As reported in the case details, Digwa had falsely alleged that the 18-year-old finance student, Henry Nowak, had racially abused him. By removing the weapon and participating in the aftermath, Kaur helped maintain the pretense that Digwa was a victim rather than a perpetrator, a deception that complicated the investigation into the murder.
This manufactured narrative of racial tension served to mask the reality of the stabbing, potentially delaying the identification of the true motive. The prosecution argued that by hiding the knife, the family was not just protecting a loved one, but was actively obstructing the path to justice for a young student whose life was cut short.
The unanswered role of Moga Singh in the immediate aftermath
While Kaur has been sentenced, the involvement of other family members remains a point of scrutiny for observers of the case. the court proceedings revealed that Digwa’s father, Moga Singh, told his son he had "f****d up" just seconds before the video captured the instruction to hide the knife.. It remains unverified whether Singh played any active role in the physical concealment of the weapon or if his involvement was limited to a verbal acknowledgment of the situation, as the video only captures the ground and a brief glimpse of Kaur's dress.
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