One of the wounds penetrated 8cm into Mr Nowak’s chest
Vickrum Digwa, the man serving a life sentence for the murder of Southampton student Henry Nowak, appeared in court alongside his father and brother on multiple weapons charges.
The 23-year-old appeared before Southampton Magistrates’ Court to face six counts of possessing an offensive weapon in a private place.
The alleged weapons include a flick knife, an extendable baton known as an asp, knuckledusters, a machete, swords and kusaris, Japanese weapons consisting of weighted chains.
Digwa appeared in the dock accompanied by two security officers.
His father, Moga Singh, and brother, Gurpreet Digwa, both from Southampton, also appeared in court and face the same charges.
Gurpreet Digwa is additionally charged with four further offences. These include possessing an asp in a public place, possessing a prohibited weapon described as an air rifle, possessing an axe in a public place and possessing a knife in a public place.
All of the alleged offences are dated December 4, 2025, one day after the fatal stabbing of Henry Nowak.
On June 1, 2026, Digwa was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 21 years after being convicted of murdering the finance student.
The court heard during the murder trial that Digwa, who had trained with weapons from a young age, used a 21cm blade to stab Mr Nowak five times as he walked home from a night out in Southampton.
One of the wounds penetrated 8cm into Mr Nowak’s chest and proved fatal.
Evidence presented during the trial showed Digwa falsely claimed he had been the victim of a racist attack when police arrived at the scene. The claim resulted in Mr Nowak being handcuffed and arrested while critically injured.
The University of Southampton student died approximately 57 minutes after being handcuffed.
Earlier proceedings also heard that Digwa’s mother, Kiran Kaur, was convicted of assisting an offender after taking the blade from her son at the scene and hiding it among what prosecutors described as an “arsenal of weapons” at the family home.
Chairman of the magistrates Jennifer Pitt adjourned the case until a further hearing on July 9.
Moga Singh and Gurpreet Digwa were released on unconditional bail, while Vickrum Digwa was granted technical bail because he is already serving a prison sentence.
Speaking to the defendants, Ms Pitt said:
“The two of you who are not in custody need to be here at 1:30 pm. We will grant you unconditional bail.”
“As it stands, there are no conditions attached.
“Vickrum Digwa, you appear in custody, so it’s technical bail.”
The court also granted permission for Vickrum Digwa to attend the next hearing by video link from prison.
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