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Murder of Henry Nowak

2025 murder in Southampton, England

Murder of Henry Nowak

On 3 December 2025, Henry Nowak, an 18‑year‑old university student, was murdered by Vickrum Singh Digwa, a 23-year-old, in Southampton, England. Digwa stabbed Nowak five times, including a fatal wound to the chest, with a 21 cm (8.3 in) kirpan he carried as part of his Sikh faith. When police officers from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary arrived after an emergency services 999 call made by Digwa's brother Gurpreet, Digwa falsely accused Nowak of assault and racism. Nowak, who was lying fatally injured on the ground, repeatedly told the officers that he had been stabbed—which Digwa denied—and could not breathe. He was handcuffed, arrested and read his rights. While being arrested, he lost consciousness and died at the scene shortly afterwards. The police force referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct for review over the death. His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services is also conducting an enquiry at the request of the county police and crime commissioner.

Murder of Henry Nowak

Murder of Henry Nowak
Nowak leaving his accommodation three hours before his murder
LocationBelmont Road, Portswood, Southampton, Hampshire, England
Date3 December 2025
c. 11:30 pm
Attack type
Stabbing
WeaponDagger
VictimHenry Nowak
PerpetratorVickrum Singh Digwa
ConvictionsMurder
Convicted
  • Vickrum Singh Digwa – murder
  • Kiran Kaur – assisting an offender
SentenceLife imprisonment (with a minimum term of 21 years)

On 3 December 2025, Henry Nowak (/ˈnoʊvæk/), an 18‑year‑old university student, was murdered by Vickrum Singh Digwa, a 23-year-old, in Southampton, England. Digwa stabbed Nowak five times, including a fatal wound to the chest, with a 21 cm (8.3 in) kirpan he carried as part of his Sikh faith. When police officers from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary arrived after an emergency services 999 call made by Digwa's brother Gurpreet, Digwa falsely accused Nowak of assault and racism. Nowak, who was lying fatally injured on the ground, repeatedly told the officers that he had been stabbed—which Digwa denied—and could not breathe. He was handcuffed, arrested and read his rights. While being arrested, he lost consciousness and died at the scene shortly afterwards. The police force referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct for review over the death. His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services is also conducting an enquiry at the request of the county police and crime commissioner.

Digwa was carrying two knives: a small curved kirpan—the ceremonial knife carried by Khalsa Sikhs—and a large dagger, carried in keeping with a Nihang tradition of wearing a second visible knife or kirpan, which was used to stab Nowak. Both knives were referred to as kirpans by the CPS, a designation disputed by Sikh organisations. Just before the stabbing, Nowak had recorded Digwa walking away from him during a verbal altercation. According to the court, Digwa later grabbed Nowak's phone to prevent being recorded, which led to a physical struggle; there were no eyewitnesses to the stabbing itself.

The jury convicted Digwa of murder on 28 May 2026. Digwa's mother, Kiran Kaur, was found guilty of assisting an offender by hiding the murder weapon. The judge rejected Digwa's accusations that Nowak had physically or racially abused him. Digwa received a life sentence with a minimum term of 21 years. The judge noted that Digwa carried the dagger as a member of the Nihang order of Sikhs, while some Sikh scholars said that it was not required by faith. The murder sparked a debate about carrying ceremonial knives in public, with Nowak's father and others calling for a review of British knife laws, urging the government to examine the length of legally permitted knives. On 2 June 2026, police released body camera footage of Nowak's arrest. On 15 June 2026 the UK Solicitor General, Ellie Reeves, referred the conviction to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.

The murder drew national and international reactions. Some Reform UK and Conservative politicians alleged the United Kingdom has a "two-tier policing" system that discriminates against white people, while the Labour government rejected these claims. The US State Department and US vice president JD Vance also expressed concerns, blaming "ideological" politics and mass migration for the murder. A protest in Southampton on 2 June 2026 erupted into violence; the police said that eleven officers had been injured and a number of protesters were later charged.

Background

CCTV footage of Nowak entering and leaving the Hobbit pub in Bevois Valley

Henry Nowak was an 18-year-old student in his first year studying Accounting and Finance at the University of Southampton. Nowak's father was of Polish descent,[1] and Nowak himself was a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Poland.[2][3] He was one of four siblings. Nowak was born in Westminster and grew up in Chafford Hundred, part of Grays, Essex. At Southampton, he was a member of two university football teams.[4][5][6]

Murder

On the evening of 3 December 2025, Nowak left his student accommodation in Portswood at 8:30 p.m. to celebrate the end of term with his football team-mates.[7][8] At about 11:00 p.m., he was seen on CCTV entering The Hobbit pub in Bevois Valley on his own and leaving a few minutes later without having ordered a drink. He then began to make his way home. Although he had had a drink during the evening, he was under the drink-drive limit.[7] As he headed home, he sent messages and videos to his friends on Snapchat. On Belmont Road in the Portswood area, near the junction with St Denys Road, he encountered Digwa, who lived with his parents in St Denys Road.[9][10] A Snapchat video recovered from Nowak's phone captured him saying "Hello car" and singing to himself before yawning, while Digwa walked away from him. Nowak continued: "Innit bad man, what bad man. You're a bad man, say you're a bad man, go on." Digwa replied: "I am a bad man".[11] The recording ended when Digwa took Nowak's phone.[7]

Digwa then stabbed Nowak, inflicting a fatal wound to his chest, two deep stab wounds to his legs, a knife-tip wound to his abdomen and a cut to his face.[7][10] There were no eye-witnesses to the attack, but neighbours heard Nowak saying he had been stabbed and was dying and called the police.[9] Digwa filmed Nowak as he tried to flee by climbing a fence and collapsed.[10] Digwa's brother, Gurpreet Digwa, and their parents arrived on the scene before the police.[9] Digwa told his mother, Kiran Kaur, to take the knife and hide it at their home, which she did.[10] His brother called the police, falsely claiming that Digwa had been the victim of a racist attack and that no weapons had been used. He said that the victim needed medical attention and the call handler said that police and an ambulance would be sent.[9][7]

Four officers from the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary attended the incident.[12][13] When the first officers arrived, they spoke to Digwa while Nowak, fatally stabbed, lay on the ground. Digwa told the officers that Nowak was drunk and had punched him, used a racial slur against him and pulled off his turban. He also showed them what he said was a swollen eye and small bruise. An officer dragged Nowak across the gravel. Body camera footage released by the police, with the permission of Nowak's family, on 2 June showed that Nowak repeatedly told the officers that he had been stabbed and could not breathe.[14] In response to Nowak telling them he had been stabbed, one officer said "Don't think you have, mate." They then pulled Nowak's hands behind his back and handcuffed him. An officer briefly lifted Nowak's top around the waist. Digwa said Nowak had not been stabbed to which an officer replied "I know but we have to check don't we". Nowak said: "Please brother, I can't breathe". These were his last words. An officer then arrested him and read him his rights. At that stage another officer realised he was unresponsive, the handcuffs were removed, an ambulance called and CPR administered.[15][7] Nowak was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:37 a.m.[9]

Police allowed Digwa to meet his brother in a police van on 5 December. In a covertly recorded conversation in Punjabi, Digwa's brother advised him to claim self‑defence.[16] Digwa said he would not be able to do so if there were security cameras on the street.[16] The judge said in sentencing that many of the aggravating factors would not have applied if Digwa had also said this to the police.[16]

Three days after Nowak died, the police had prepared an official statement in which Nowak was described as the aggressor. However, after protest from Nowak's family, they changed the wording before releasing it.[17]

Nowak's funeral took place at Brentwood Cathedral on 23 January 2026, and was attended by 650 people.[18][19] The following month, a football match between the two university teams he had played for was held in his memory and raised over £40,000 for 2Wish, a charity which helps those affected by the sudden death of a child or young adult.[20][21]

Trial

Digwa went on trial on 14 May 2026 at Southampton Crown Court on charges of murder and carrying a knife in public.[22] On 22 May 2026, the judge, William Mousley KC, ordered Digwa to face an alternative charge of manslaughter to which he pleaded not guilty.[23] Kaur was charged with assisting an offender by removing the weapon and also pleaded not guilty.[22]

The prosecution, led by Nicholas Lobbenberg KC, told the jury that Nowak's blood alcohol level was below the drink-drive limit, and that he had been filming a Snapchat video capturing Digwa walking away from him prior to the stabbing. The footage was shown to the jury. Lobbenberg said that "the killing wasn't seen by anyone other than Henry and Vickrum Digwa" and that, after the stabbing, Digwa "chose to aggressively pursue" Nowak.[24]

In court, when asked why he had not told the police that he stabbed Nowak, Digwa said he was scared because it was the "first time anything like this had ever happened". He alleged that Nowak had threatened him earlier with racist remarks and begun recording him. In his account, after being taunted, he grabbed Nowak's phone and a fight broke out, during which Nowak said "I'm going to kill you". Digwa said that he acted in self-defence and further testified that his mother and father arrived at the scene, taking the knife back to their home. Defence barristers told the jury they had to consider whether Digwa had acted "in the heat of the moment".[22][25]

Digwa was carrying two ceremonial knives at the time of the murder: a small knife known as a kirpan, under his clothing, and the 21-centimetre (8.3 in) dagger used to stab Nowak.[26][27] Digwa chose to carry the dagger as part of his Sikh religion, though it is not a strict requirement. Both knives were carried under religious exemption.[10][28] The judge noted in his sentencing remarks that Digwa was a member of the Nihang order of Sikhism, who have a tradition of carrying the second large knife, or kirpan.[10][26] Gurnam Singh, a professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick, said in court that the external weapon was worn as a sign of membership of the Nihang order, but that there was "no good reason" to wear the larger blade as it is not a strict requirement of the faith.[10][27] The judge further said that the "privilege extended to practising Sikhs of being allowed to be in public with a bladed article and, particularly in respect of the large dagger, a highly dangerous weapon, easily accessible to the wearer, brings with it huge responsibility."[10]

During the trial the judge cited an assessment of the pathologist, stating: "No emergency medical treatment would have permitted access to the bleeding vein. In simple terms, he would not have survived, however quickly he received first aid, CPR or expert medical treatment," indicating the police delay in treating Nowak or calling an ambulance did not lead to his death.[29]

On 27 May the jury retired to consider a verdict.[30] On 28 May it rejected the claims of self-defence and found Digwa guilty of murder, and Kaur guilty of assisting an offender. Digwa was sentenced on 1 June, with Kaur to be sentenced on 17 July.[31][32]

It was later revealed that, during the trial, Hampshire Police had sought to release a statement to address what it described as "disinformation" circulating online.[33]

Sentencing of Digwa

During the sentencing on 1 June, the judge said that Digwa's claim of being barged into by Nowak was a lie, but that Nowak "cheekily" called him a "bad man". The judge said: "You lied [to your brother] that you had been attacked, picking up on his question about whether it had been accompanied by racism by falsely claiming that Henry had called you a 'Paki'. I am sure that Henry had said nothing racist. You are the only person to make that claim and it is completely at odds with his previous character."[16]

The judge also said that during the confrontation, when Digwa grabbed Nowak's phone to prevent being filmed, it appeared that Digwa's turban "may have been knocked, pulled or, potentially, punched off" his head. The judge said that, as the turban is a sacred part of Sikh identity, it was understandable that Digwa may have perceived this as a sign of disrespect and that it would have increased his anger. He said Digwa had given a "convincing but wholly false narrative of the incident".[16]

Digwa received a life sentence with a minimum term of 21 years.[34] The judge had as a starting point a minimum term of 15 years, and added as aggravating factors: the number of stabs and nature of the weapon, the defendant's lies about Nowak, his filming Nowak's suffering, concealing evidence, putting the blame on Nowak, involving his mother in the crime, Nowak's vulnerability, community impact, and putting other Sikhs at risk of repercussions. This resulted in a sentence of 23 years, reduced to 21 years through taking into account the mitigating factors of Digwa's age and lack of previous convictions.[16][10]

Following Digwa's sentencing, the attorney general, Richard Hermer, was considering "multiple requests" to review the jail sentence under the Unduly lenient sentence scheme.[35] On 15 June it was announced that the case had been referred to the Court of Appeals. [36]

Family statement

After the sentencing, Nowak's family called his treatment by police "inhumane and degrading" but expressed their "heartfelt gratitude" to the murder investigation team.[37] Nowak's father Mark said that he held only Digwa responsible for the murder, but said the murderer "was afforded decency. He was believed".[34] He also stated that he "[did] not want [Henry]'s death to be used to create further division, hatred, or tension" and quoted prosecutor Nicholas Lobbenberg as saying: "This is not a case about racism. This is a case about murder."[38]

Further charges

On 2 June, the day after the sentencing, Digwa appeared at Southampton Magistrates' Court to face charges of possessing offensive weapons (a flick knife, an extendable baton, knuckledusters, a machete, swords and kusaris) in a private place. His father, Moga Singh, and his brother, Gurpreet Digwa, faced similar charges. In addition, Gurpreet Digwa was charged with, on 4 December 2025, possessing offensive weapons (an extendable baton, an axe and a knife) in a public place, and furthermore of possessing a prohibited weapon (an air rifle). The three faced a total of 22 charges.[39] The hearing was adjourned until July 2026.[40]

Inquest

At a brief hearing in Winchester, on 4 June 2026, an inquest into the death of Nowak was resumed and was adjourned until September 2027 (or earlier if the date could be brought forward). Hampshire coroner Jason Pegg said that, since Nowak's death had occurred in police custody, it had engaged Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights. He said that the inquest, held before a jury and with the participation of Nowak's family, would investigate "whether any act or omission by a police officer or any delay in the treatment Henry Nowak received caused or contributed to death".[41][42]

Police reviews

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) over the death, which is currently conducting a review into the events.[31][43] The chief constable stated that one of the officers involved had left the force for an unrelated reason and the other three were no longer on front-line duties.[44] The IOPC stated that the officers involved are currently being treated as witnesses.[43] The IOPC is expected to report on the case within the next three months.[45]

On 2 June a separate urgent enquiry, by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), was commissioned by Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones.[46]

Perpetrator

Vickrum Singh Digwa is a 23-year-old British Sikh. The son of British-born Moga Singh and Indian-born Kiran Kaur, he was born and brought up in Southampton.[47] Digwa was a member of the Nihang order, a Sikh sect historically associated with martial practices and carrying traditional weapons.[47] Together with his older brother, Gurpreet Singh, he had taught Gatka (a weapons-based Sikh martial art) at the local gurdwara.[47][48] In 2023, the brothers were reported to the police for stealing £1,000 worth of ceremonial knives from the gurdwara.[48] They were arrested but released without charge.[48]

A member of the local gurdwara described Digwa as having been argumentative and confrontational with "anger problems" and as a pathological liar.[48] In January 2025, he was hired as a trainee at a local accountancy firm in Southampton.[49] A photograph of Digwa at his workplace appears to show him wearing a ceremonial dagger in an external sheath.[49] At the trial, the prosecuting barrister said that Digwa had a weapons obsession,[48] kept an "arsenal of weapons" in his bedroom and described the murder weapon "in loving terms".[50] After the trial, footage of Digwa in his garden with an air gun emerged; it had been filmed by a neighbour three years previously.[51]

Reactions and debates

Politicians

On 11 December 2025 Jen Craft, Labour MP for the Thurrock constituency where Nowak grew up, paid tribute to him in the House of Commons and asked what the government was doing to support the victims of knife crime.[52] She also visited Nowak’s former school, Harris Academy Chafford Hundred, to pay her respects.[53]

After sentencing on 1 June, Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the murder as an "awful, shocking case" and welcomed the IOPC investigation.[54]

Following the release of the police bodycam footage, the case was debated in the House of Commons on 2 June 2026 and in the House of Lords on the following day. In the Commons, home secretary Shabana Mahmood described the bodycam footage as disturbing and tragic but said that people should wait for the IOPC investigation to provide answers about the actions of police officers. She acknowledged that there had been accusations of two-tier policing, again saying this would be addressed by the IOPC investigation.[55] In the House of Lords, home office minister Lord Hanson of Flint described the footage as appalling and horrific and deferred further comment to the IOPC investigation.[56]

After meeting with Nowak's family on 4 June, the leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenoch said she endorsed their view that trust in the police had been broken and needed to be rebuilt by work across political parties and religions.[57] Having met with Nowak's family later on 4 June, Starmer said that there were "difficult questions that need to be answered about the way the police handled Henry's murder" and that Nowak "deserves a legacy that goes beyond this awful tragedy".[57]

Accusations of two-tier policing

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp told the House of Commons that the "police appeared more concerned with the accusation of racism than they were with helping Henry".[58] Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch described the police treatment of Nowak as "absolutely appalling". She said she blamed "the training that police have been given, all of this nonsense that came in after the Black Lives Movement". She added: "I do not want police looking at the colour of your skin when they're deciding how to treat you. I think they are, because that's what they're being taught."[59]

On 2 June, the leader of Reform UK, Nigel Farage, posted a video on social media in which he linked the case to "anti-white prejudice" and called for promoting "the idea that white lives matter just as much as black lives".[14][60] He said: "Henry's family have responded to this in just the most extraordinarily dignified way. But I suggest the rest of us respond to this with pure, cold rage." The following day, during Prime Minister's Questions, Farage, with reference to police anti-racism guidance, asked Starmer to take action against what he said was two-tier policing.[61]

Robert Jenrick of Reform UK raised the incident in the House of Commons. He called it a scandal, asked what the Home Secretary was doing to investigate police conduct, and requested a debate on what he described as "two-tier policing".[62] He also said that Reform UK would seek to ban ceremonial knives from being carried in public.[63] Suella Braverman, also of Reform UK and a former Conservative Home Secretary, called for the release of the police body‑worn camera footage.[64]

US-based businessman Elon Musk called the police officers involved "disgusting" and demanded they be fired. He also offered to fund a wrongful death lawsuit and a private prosecution against them.[65][66] In a post on X about the killing, the US State Department wrote that "ideological conditioning and two-tiered policing are glaring symptoms of civilizational decline."[67] On 5 June, the US vice-president, JD Vance, blamed Nowak's death on "the politics of self-hatred and the mass invasion of immigrants".[68]

Following criticism of the National Police Chiefs' Council's anti-racism document that states: "(Racial equality) does not mean treating everyone 'the same' or being 'colour blind'"[69] the NPCC announced that it plans to review the guidance.[70]

According to The Guardian and CBS News, British far-right and anti-immigrant politicians have used the murder to push anti-immigrant rhetoric and the "white grievance" narrative—that white people are disadvantaged by racialised people and migrants.[71][72]

Sikh community

The Sikh Federation wrote to home secretary Shabana Mahmood after reporting a increase in anti-Sikh hate crimes following the trial, asking for strengthened legislation.[63] In a further letter, the Federation called for a public inquiry into Nowak's murder.[73]

Police

Temporary deputy chief constable Robert France of Hampshire Constabulary said: "The facts heard in court should leave no doubt in anyone's mind who was lying to officers that night, and why we didn't immediately understand what had happened."[74]

On 2 June, Hampshire Police released body‑worn camera footage showing the officers' arrival, their interactions with Digwa and Nowak, and Nowak's death after being handcuffed.[75][76] On 3 June, Chief Constable Alexis Boon, in a public interview with the BBC's Lucy Manning, apologised to Nowak's family.[77]

Protest

A protest took place in Southampton on on the evening of 2 June 2026, the day after the sentencing of Digwa. Activist Tommy Robinson addressed a crowd outside Southampton central police station at a "Justice for Henry Nowak" protest.[78][79] Other people present at the protest included Britain First leader Paul Golding, UK Independence Party leader Nick Tenconi and Laurence Fox.[80] Current and former members of Raise the Colours were also present.[81] Two people were arrested, and Hampshire Police reported that 11 officers and a police dog were injured during the disorder.[82] Over 20 people were charged in connection with the disorder.[83]

Misidentification of police officers

The identities of the police officers involved in the incident were not disclosed. The Daily Echo reported on 29 May that a "PC Parsons" was the officer who "initially handcuffed Henry while he was critically injured."[84] On 4 June it was reported that Christi Hill, a former police officer who had been falsely accused online of being involved in the Nowak arrest, had been forced to move to a safe house. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said on 2 June that another officer, also misidentified online, had also been forced to move out of his home.[85] Police officer Tristan Parsons, who the BBC said was also misidentified, was in the United States at the time of the murder. Both were misidentified by the AI chatbot Grok, amongst others.[86]

Debate over carrying knives in public

After the sentencing of Digwa, Nowak's father, Mark Nowak, asked the government to treat knife crime as a national emergency, saying that "We need stronger action on the sale, the ownership and carrying of all knives," and "people should not be allowed to walk openly through the streets of Britain carrying a knife of that size."[26] Previously, Southampton Gurdwara (Sikh temple) elders had noted their concern about Digwa frequently carrying swords in public while dressed in traditional Nihang Sikh attire.[47]

Under UK knife laws, it is an offence to carry a bladed weapon in public. Section 139 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 provides for certain exemptions, including religious reasons, although it is illegal to use such knives in an aggressive way.[26] The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 confirmed the right of Sikhs to carry a small dagger, the kirpan, as part of their faith.[26] As well as carrying a small kirpan as required by his faith concealed under his clothing, Digwa was carrying a larger dagger in a sheath around his neck, which he used to kill Nowak.[26]

During the trial, the prosecution, defence and judge described the weapon used as a kirpan, a designation disputed by Sikh organisations.[87][88][89] The judge in his sentencing remarks described the murder weapon as a large dagger that Digwa wore in addition to the kirpan, or small knife, worn hidden from view.[10]

The Southampton Sikh Federation and the national Network of Sikh Federations pointed out that the murder weapon was a pesh-kabz and should not be called a kirpan.ref Sikh call for inquiry [90] The Sikh Federation issued a statement saying that the murder weapon "was not the normal Kirpan worn by fully practising Sikhs".[63] The Supreme Sikh Council, which represents Sikh community leaders across the UK, announced that it would convene to review safeguards around the carrying of ceremonial knives, alongside a strengthened educational campaign on Sikh responsibilities.[91]

On 3 June, Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones backed calls for a review of the law, urging the government to examine the maximum length of legally permitted knives, which is currently nine inches.[26]

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