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Ben Mitchell

Sikh man guilty of murder of 18-year-old student with ceremonial knife

Henry Nowak died after suffering a stab wound to the chest (Family handout/PA) - (PA Media)

A Sikh man has been found guilty of the murder of an 18-year-old university student by stabbing him to death with a Sikh kirpan ceremonial knife with a 21cm blade.

Vickrum Digwa told police a “wicked lie” that he was the victim of a racist attack after he stabbed finance student Henry Nowak, from Chafford Hundred, Essex, five times in the incident in Belmont Road, Southampton, on December 3 2025.

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