What Any Mother Would Do

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Digwa's mother Kiran Kaur was found guilty of assisting an offender by removing the weapon from the scene of the murder of Henry Nowak. Grandmother Bimla Kaur said: 'She only did what any mother would have done.'

When Henry Nowak's killer appeared covered in blood and asked his mum to hide the knife, her family say she did 'what any mother would do'. Now as she languishes in jail 

Vickrum Digwa repeatedly stabbed an innocent student before lying to police that he had been racist in a disturbing case that sparked a national furore.

Henry Nowak, 18, was then handcuffed as he lay dying on the pavement despite telling arresting officers 'I can't breathe'.

Digwa, 23, who repeatedly stabbed the innocent student before lying to police that he had been racist - was jailed for life on Monday.

The killer's mother Kiran Kaur faces sentencing or assisting an offender after taking the murder weapon away from the scene - a move defended by grandmother Bimla Kaur who said: 'She only did what any mother would have done.'

Digwa's parents defended their son, saying 'our kids can do nothing wrong'. 

Digwa and his family are Nihang Sikhs - a martial sect that prides itself on being skilled in the use of swords, knives and other weapons, while proclaiming themselves to be the 'commandos' of the faith.

Henry Nowak, 18, was handcuffed as he lay dying on the pavement despite telling arresting officers 'I can't breathe'

Vickrum Digwa repeatedly stabbed the innocent student, before lying to police that he had been racist, in a disturbing case that sparked a national furore

A Nihang who had known Digwa, said: 'Digwa had a really bad temper on him, behaved badly and thought that he could get away with anything.

'A lot of people in this area didn't like him or some of his family and we'll be glad to see the back of them because they have disgraced us all.'

Even Digwa's own grandmother, Bimla Kaur, 75, has said he had corrupted the family's heritage by killing Henry.

She told the Daily Mail: 'Vickrum was devoted to that [Nihang] way of life, it meant everything to him. It's an important part of our faith and it's something that I'm proud of, that there are Nihangs in this family.

Digwa's brother Gurpreet (left) and their father Moga Singh (right) face charges of possession of offensive weapons 

Digwa's father Moga Singh (left) attempted to hide his face as he appeared at Southampton Magistrates' Court alongside his son Gurpreet Digwa

Gurpreet Digwa, 27, brother of Vickrum, was filmed carrying a sword next to his Mercedes in Southampton during a road rage incident

Knife-obsessed Digwa regularly participated in combat sessions with an array of arms as a member of the Nihangs, an ancient order of Sikhism that was formed around 500 years ago to protect the religion and its gurdwaras, (places of worship) when they were under attack from the Muslim rulers in India.

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Killer Vickrum Digwa 'had threatened' a worshipper at his local temple months before he stabbed Henry Nowak to death

Digwa's parents defended their son, saying 'our kids can do nothing wrong'. 

Murderer Vickrum Digwa is seen lying to police as he tells them the teenager ripped off his turban in a racist attack 

Digwa, 23, is filmed as he brandishes a weapon, around three years before he murdered Henry Nowak

Worshippers at the Gurdwara Guru Tegh Bahadar Sahib in Southampton felt threatened by Digwa. 

The killer launched a campaign of 'intimidation, interrogation and bullying' over matters such as whether he liked the way people had tied their turban or not. 

Prior to joining Gurdwara Guru Tegh Bahadar, Digwa attended another temple in Southampton - the Gurdwara Khalsa Darbar. 

But, he was banned from that place of worship in 2023 after concerns were raised about his behaviour.

Meanwhile, footage emerged today of Digwa brandishing a gun in his back garden three years before Mr Nowak's murder. 

He can be seen holding the weapon in the footage that was filmed by a neighbour who was startled by the sound of 'loud gunshots' on October 18, 2022.

They said: 'We could hear gunshots, we went to look and saw them shooting guns at a wooden board.

'We filed a report to the police, but they told us they couldn't do anything as there had been no reports from other residents.

Digwa's older brother Gurpreet, 27, and the boys' father Mogha Singh, 52, have been charged with weapons offences over an arsenal which was discovered at the family home following Mr Nowak's death.

They have also been charged with possessing multiple other weapons such as a flick knife, an extendable baton, knuckledusters, a machete, swords and kusaris.

His mother, Kiran Kaur, 53, is due to be sentenced on July 17 for assisting an offender after she took away and tried to hide her son's murder weapon.

The eight-inch ceremonial dagger used by Digwa to stab Henry 6 times.

The kirpan used by Digwa is pictured after he had murdered his 18-year-old victim 

Digwa then lied to the police at the scene that Mr Nowak had racially abused and physically attacked him.

Police bodycam footage shows innocent victim Henry Nowak, 18, being forced into handcuffs by officers after he was stabbed repeatedly by the knife-obsessed Sikh

The dying student gasped 'I've been stabbed' as he was pinned down by police who scoffed 'Don't think you have, mate',

Mr Nowak can be heard begging the officers to call an ambulance while telling them 'I can't breathe', and 'I've been stabbed' - to which one policeman told him: 'I don't think you have mate'. 

Digwa's lies meant Mr Nowak was arrested by police and read his rights as he lay dying on the ground. 

The murderer's grandmother described Digwa as a 'difficult boy', but she also defended his mother who covered up for him by hiding the knife he used to kill Henry, saying she did what any mum would do to protect her son. And we still support him [Digwa].

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy told USA Vice President JD Vance he's 'wrong' following his comments on Henry Nowak's murder

Vice President Vance partly blamed the 18-year-old's death on the 'mass invasion of migrants' 

The US State Department linked 'two-tier policing' to Mr Nowak's death.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's department said: 'Ideological conditioning and two-tiered policing are glaring symptoms of civilizational decline.

Rick Prior, the former chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation, said Scotland Yard has been captured by the 'woke mind virus'

Digwa's family did everything they could to try to help their son evade justice.

In the aftermath of the killing, his mother Kiran Kaur, 52, hid her son's bloodied murder weapon in her home with the family insisting she did what any mother would do to protect her son.

It shockingly emerged that Digwa asked his mother - who is being held on remand for assisting an offender - to take the weapon away from the murder scene.

His family insisted that Kaur had 'done the right thing'.

Speaking from her home in Southampton, Digwa's grandmother Bimla Kaur, 75, said: 'I've been to see her in prison and she's doing the best she can.

'She only did what any mother would have done, which is to protect her child. And now she's going to be punished for this.'

Kiran was described as a 'devout Sikh' and housewife who never worked but instead focused on raising her children in a traditional Sikh household.

Bimla insisted that Digwa's mother had done 'a good job' raising her sons but said that Vickrum had been 'a difficult boy' - blaming the environment he grew up in for his troubled behaviour.

She said: 'Vickrum has always been a difficult boy but that's not unusual for children who are born in Britain.'

Weapons-obsessed Digwa repeatedly stabbed Henry with an eight inch blade he said he carried as part of his Sikh faith.

While possessing a blade is illegal in the UK, carrying a knife as part of national costume or for religious reasons are potential lawful defences under Section 139 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988.

The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 further protects the right of Sikhs to possess and supply kirpans - a ceremonial sword or dagger that is one of the religion's five articles of faith.

On the night of the tragedy, Digwa was carrying the large dagger in a sheath around his neck, in addition to a smaller traditional kirpan worn under his clothing.

Digwa amassed a large number of ceremonial swords and daggers which are permissible under British law, which he saw as his indelible right to own as a Nihang.

But it also emerged that a number of the blades he owned were illegal weapons.

Digwa's father Moga, who runs a car valeting business, had an arranged marriage with Kiran in India in 1995 and came to Britain soon after.

Digwa's father and brother have now, however, been charged with multiple weapons offences.

They are alleged to have illegally possessed weapons including a flick knife, an extendable baton, knuckle dusters, a machete, swords and kusaris.

Bimla said both men have now gone into hiding