Henry Nowak killer appeals sentence as family speaks out

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 09:40 · Archive

The killer of Henry Nowak, 18, from Essex, is appealing his 21-year sentence.

Henry Nowak, 18, from Chafford Hundred in Essex, was fatally stabbed by 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa in Southampton on December 3 last year. Digwa was convicted and jailed for at least 21 years in June. He is now appealing against his sentence, arguing it is 'manifestly excessive'.

Vickrum Digwa's mother, Kiran Kaur, 53, hid the knife used in the attack after the murder. She was sentenced to three years in prison for assisting an offender and has since been released early.

Henry's mother, Lucy Ross, condemned the appeal and Kaur's early release. Speaking to ITV News, she said of Kaur: 'mother to mother – she is no mother', and criticised her for hiding the knife that 'had Henry's blood on it'. Henry's stepmother, Katie Nowak, said the family find the appeal process unfair, describing it as 'another process that we've got to go through' and 'another fight that we have to have'.

Henry Nowak killer appeals sentence as family speaks out — Image: Colchester Gazette

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Henry Nowak's family speak of heartbreak over killer's appealThe family of Henry Nowak have condemned the early release appeal of his killer and the early release of his mother who hid the murder weapon.Colchester Gazette · 5 Nov, 09:20
Henry Nowak's family speak of heartbreak over killer's appealThe family of Henry Nowak have condemned the early release appeal of his killer and the early release of his mother who hid the murder weapon.Echo (Basildon) · 5 Nov, 09:20
Henry Nowak's family speak of heartbreak over killer's appealThe family of Henry Nowak have condemned the early release appeal of his killer and the early release of his mother who hid the murder weapon.Brentwood Guardian · 5 Nov, 09:20

In this story: Henry Nowak · Vickrum Digwa · Lucy Ross · Kiran Kaur · Katie Nowak · Chafford Hundred · Southampton · Essex

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