Henry Nowak killer’s ‘unduly lenient’ sentence referred to Court of Appeal

• Solicitor general Ellie Reeves has referred the sentence of Vickrum Digwa, who murdered 18-year-old student Henry Nowak, to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient scheme.
• Digwa received a life sentence with a minimum of 21 years in June for the murder, a case that has sparked nationwide protests and which Ms Reeves stated "horrified" her.
• The Court of Appeal will now assess whether the minimum 21-year term handed down to Digwa was unduly lenient, following the solicitor general's intervention.
• Southampton Crown Court heard that Digwa, 23, fatally stabbed Mr Nowak with a Sikh ceremonial knife last December, moments after filming his victim and declaring "I am a bad man".
• Digwa claimed self-defence, alleging Mr Nowak racially abused him and knocked off his turban, but the prosecution contended Digwa lied to police, leading to Mr Nowak's arrest before he collapsed and died.

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Solicitor general appeals sentence of Henry Nowak’s murderer: ‘This case horrified me’