Henry Nowak’s killer Vickrum Digwa back in court facing new charges with dad and brother
Vickrum Digwa, 23, was previously handed a life sentence for the murder of the 18 year old student
Moga Singh (R), the father of Vickrum Digwa who was on June 1 found guilty of killing 18-year-old student Henry Nowak, and Vickrum’s brother Gurpreet Digwa (L) arrive at the Courts of Justice to face charges of possession of offensive weapons, in Southampton, southern England, on June 2, 2026. Body camera footage of a dying student Henry Nowak, who was handcuffed by British police after being stabbed by Vickrum Digwa and falsely accused of racially abusing his murderer, sparked anger on June 2 over police diversity policies. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP via Getty Images)
Vickrum Digwa, along with his brother and father, has appeared in court facing multiple weapons charges.
The 23-year-old, who was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 21 years for the murder of 18 year old Henry Nowak in Southampton, appeared at Southampton Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday to face six counts of possessing an offensive weapon in a private place.
The alleged weapons include a flick knife, an extendable baton, knuckledusters, a machete, swords and kusaris. Vickrum stood in the dock, flanked by two security officers, dressed in a dark suit, blue tie and blue turban.
His father, Moga Singh, 52, and brother, Gurpreet Digwa, 27, both of St Denys Road, Southampton, Hampshire, appeared alongside him on bail to face the same charges, while Gurpreet faced four further charges.
They are possessing an offensive weapon, an asp, in a public place, possessing a prohibited weapon, an air rifle, possessing an axe in a public place and possessing a knife, a kirpan, in a public place.
All of the offences are dated December 4 2025 – the day after the incident in which Mr Nowak was killed.
Vickrum Digwa was handed a life sentence for Henry Nowak’s murder(Image: Hampshire Police/PA Wire)
Natalie Angel, prosecuting, asked the magistrates for time for the prosecution to consider which charges against the three defendants to proceed with and told the court: “A number of weapons were recovered in this case.”
Harmail Gill, defending all three family members, asked for an adjournment of at least four weeks for both sides to consider the charges.
He told the court this would allow them to “be in a position where we are not arriving on the day of court not knowing what charges the Crown are going ahead with”.
Moga Singh (R), the father of Vickrum Digwa who was on June 1 found guilty of killing 18-year-old student Henry Nowak, and Vickrum’s brother Gurpreet Digwa (L) arrive at court
Jennifer Pitt, chair of the magistrates, adjourned the proceedings until a further hearing on July 9 and released Moga Singh and Gurpreet Digwa on unconditional bail until then, and Vickrum Digwa on technical bail as he is serving a jail sentence.
Ms Pitt told the three defendants: “We have been asked to adjourn matters and we are prepared to do so as we think it is in the interests of justice to look at the charges and decide what exactly is going to go ahead or not so we know what is going to happen at the next date.
“We are adjourning matters until 9th July at 2pm.”
Moga Singh (covering face) and Gurpreet Digwa
Speaking to Moga Singh, who wore a pink shirt and blue turban, and Gurpreet Digwa, who wore a blue coat and blue turban, she said: “The two of you who are not in custody need to be here at 1.30pm, we will grant you unconditional bail which as it stands there are no conditions attached.
“Vickrum Digwa you appear in custody, so it’s technical bail.”
Ms Pitt also gave permission for Vickrum Digwa to appear at the next hearing by videolink from prison.
