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Henry Nowak's killer has sentence increased to 25 years
Vickrum Digwa's minimum term for murdering Henry Nowak was increased from 21 to 25 years after the Court of Appeal ruled it unduly lenient.
Vickrum Digwa, 23, who murdered Henry Nowak, 18, in Southampton on 3 December, has had the minimum term of his life sentence increased from 21 to 25 years. The Court of Appeal rejected Digwa's bid to reduce the sentence as 'manifestly excessive' and agreed with Attorney General Ellie Reeves that the original term was 'unduly lenient'. Three senior judges found the sentence 'fell outside the range reasonably open' to the sentencing judge. Digwa repeatedly stabbed Nowak with a ceremonial knife, then filmed him dying and falsely told police that Nowak had racially abused him. The judges said Digwa's conduct after the stabbing represented 'incomprehensible cruelty'. Nowak's family said the ruling represents 'an important step towards justice' but that 'our fight for justice is far from over'.
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