Kiran Kaur was jailed for three years after removing the knife used in Henry Nowak's murder in Southampton. The 53-year-old mother of Vickrum Digwa had already been found guilty of assisting an offender at Southampton Crown Court in May.
Judge William Mousley said Kaur “took the knife and put it at home with other weapons” in Vickrum Digwa's bedroom. The court also heard that putting the 21cm knife among a larger collection of ceremonial and other weapons would have “helped to conceal what it had been used for”.
Southampton Crown Court sentence
The prosecution said Kaur's role was crucial in removing the murder weapon from the scene. That made her conduct a separate issue from Vickrum Digwa's life sentence for killing 18-year-old student Henry Nowak, with a minimum term of 21 years in jail.
Judge William Mousley said that “a responsible parent would have challenged their son”. He also said Kaur wanted Vickrum Digwa “to avoid being caught”, a finding that directly cut against the defence position that she acted out of an instinctive desire to protect her child.
Henry Nowak's murder in Southampton
After fatally stabbing Henry Nowak last December, Vickrum Digwa falsely claimed to police that he had been the victim of a racist attack. Police bodycam footage was later released showing Henry Nowak being arrested despite suffering several stab wounds, and Judge William Mousley said Gurpreet filmed him as he lay dying when he arrived at the scene.
The case now leaves Kaur serving a custodial term for interference after the killing, while Digwa remains jailed for Henry Nowak's murder. How long after the stabbing Kaur removed the knife from the scene is not stated in the case facts released from Southampton Crown Court.
