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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Steven Morris

Man who said he carried knife as part of Sikh faith guilty of murdering Southampton student

A mugshot of Vickrum Digwa
Vickrum Digwa, 23, will be sentenced on Monday for murder and possession of bladed article in a public place. Photograph: Hampshire and Isle of Wight constabulary

A man has been found guilty of murdering a university student with a 21cm-long knife that he claimed he was carrying for religious reasons.

When police arrived at the scene in Southampton, Vickrum Digwa, 23, falsely alleged that his victim, 18-year-old Henry Nowak, had racially abused him and knocked his turban off, prompting police to handcuff the teenager before they discovered his fatal wounds.

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