Mother sentenced to three years for hiding murder weapon

A mother has been sentenced to three years in prison for helping her son cover up his fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old university student. Kiran Kaur, 53, was sentenced on July 17, 2026, at Southampton Crown Court after being convicted in May of assisting an offender.

Her son, Vickrum Digwa, was jailed for life in June for murdering Henry Nowak in December 2025. Digwa must serve a minimum of 21 years before being considered for parole and is seeking to appeal his conviction.

The court heard that Digwa stabbed Nowak, a finance student, five times after a chance encounter as Nowak was walking home from a night out. Rather than call for help, Digwa filmed the mortally wounded student. When police arrived, Digwa falsely claimed he had been the victim of a racist attack and assault.

Kaur arrived at the scene shortly after the stabbing. Prosecutors said Digwa secretly told her to take the murder weapon away. She removed the 8-inch dagger, its sheath, and belt, returning to the family home on St Denys Road to conceal the knife among a collection of other weapons. Police recovered the knife a week later following her arrest on the night of the killing.

Sentencing Kaur, Judge William...