Mother of student killer set for early release

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 21:03 · Archive

Kiran Kaur, jailed for helping her son after Henry Nowak's murder, is expected to be released before serving half her three-year sentence.

Kiran Kaur, 53, is expected to serve less than half of her three-year prison sentence under the Government's early release scheme and be freed around the first anniversary of Henry Nowak's death in December.

Kaur was convicted of assisting an offender after she removed the 21cm knife used by her son Vickrum Digwa to fatally stab the 18-year-old Southampton student on Belmont Road on 3 December. Digwa was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 21 years.

Kaur, an Indian national, is eligible for the government's deportation scheme, though the Home Office has not yet decided whether she will be removed from the UK. The Home Office said it 'will always seek to deport foreign criminals at the first opportunity', but declined to comment on individual cases. Kaur is appealing against her sentence, with a hearing at the Court of Appeal scheduled for 5 November.

How it is being reported

• Mother of Henry Nowak killer could be deportedKiran Kaur was found guilty of assisting an offender and was jailed for three years in July.BBC Hampshire · 15 Oct, 20:43
• Mother of student killer set for early releaseKiran Kaur, jailed for helping her son after Henry Nowak’s murder, is set to be released earlySouthern Daily Echo · 15 Oct, 20:03

In this story: Kiran Kaur · Henry Nowak · Vickrum Digwa · Southampton · Hampshire Constabulary

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