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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sophie Wingate

Henry Nowak killer’s mum ‘could be released around anniversary of his death’

  • Kiran Kaur, who was jailed for three years for removing the knife used by her son Vickrum Digwa to murder student Henry Nowak , could be released early under the Government 's prison release scheme.
  • The prospective early release around the anniversary of 18-year-old Mr Nowak's death has been described as a significant blow to his family.
  • Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones criticised the move, stating that prison overcrowding affects adult male facilities rather than female prisons.
  • Kaur, an Indian national who is appealing her sentence at the Court of Appeal on 5 November, may also face deportation upon her release.
  • Her son, Vickrum Digwa, was previously sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 21 years for the murder.

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