Posted on 05/14/2026 5:56:01 PM PDT by Red Badger
A university student died after being repeatedly stabbed by a man armed with a Sikh ceremonial sword, a court heard.
Finance student Henry Nowak, 18, was on his way home from a night out when he was allegedly attacked by stranger Vikrum Digwa, 23, with the eight inch 'Shastar' blade.
Digwa was caught on camera saying 'I am a bad man' before the fatal attack, jurors were told.
He is now on trial accused of murder alongside his mother Kiran Kaur, 53, who is accused of assisting an offender.
Prosecutors said she went to the scene before running home with the knife to stash it among an 'arsenal of weapons' there. They both deny the charges.
Southampton Crown Court heard Mr Nowak was in his first term studying accountancy and finance at Southampton University when he went for a night out in the city on December 3, 2023 with friends from his football team.
The teenager went home at around 11pm and having 'drunk less than the legal limit to drive'.
Jurors were told he was speaking to friends on Snapchat when he came across Digwa.
After he was stabbed Mr Nowak tried to climb a fence to escape but Digwa was 'aggressively pursuing' him, leaving a trail of blood, the court heard.
Police were called to the scene but arrested Mr Nowak after Digwa claimed he had been racially abused.
Mr Nowak was then handcuffed before passing out and dying in the street a short time later.
Prosecutor Nicholas Lobbenberg KC said: 'Put simply, Henry drowned in his own blood with his lung having been cut by the knife going eight centimetres into him.
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... because, "racist".
Yeah, No, I won't be visiting England any time soon.
A friend of mine is a supervisor at a federal government office. Well, one day a new employee shows up. He’s a Sikh, and he’s wearing a ceremonial knife.
Leave the knife at home, says my friend.
No, says the Sikh. It’s part of my religion.
The big bosses rule in favor of the Sikh.
Ain’t diversity grand?
Why did Indira Ghandi need to change deodorants?
Because her right guard was killing her.
Prosecutor Nicholas Lobbenberg KC
Ah yes, they are now KC, King’s Counsel, after hearing and seeing QC all those years in British crime shows.
Stupid police arrested the victim, solely based on what someone claimed. Being verbally “racially abused”, even if true. does not justify locking somebody up. Both parties should have been taken into custody.
This Indian was simply looking for some white guy, on whom to release his anger.
So, that ‘ceremonial knife’ is not just for ceremony after all. Who’s a thunk it?
Outrageous!
Wish him back to Pajeetville,
All cultures are equal..................🙄
“Leave the knife at home, says my friend.”
Tell that to a Ghurka.
I believe the tolerant call this “cultural enrichment “
> Tell that to a Ghurka. <
I am familiar with their culture. They are amazing people, and fierce soldiers.
But they should follow the rules like anyone else. For example, no knives on a plane, please. If you don’t like that, okay. But then don’t take a plane.
Oh, this can’t be possible; we’ve been told forever that Sikhs are peaceful and non-violent.
If everyone is allowed to be armed - not just a few based on religion - you get a much more polite society.
“Finance student Henry Nowak, 18, was on his way home from a night out when he was allegedly attacked by stranger Vikrum Digwa, 23, with the eight inch ‘Shastar’ blade.” Vikrum was having a bad night.
You can only shout it from the rooftops from across the pond so long before you just have to resign yourself to the fact that this is the country England wanted for themselves.
Perhaps he wound his turbine too tight.
are we culturally enriched yet?
Sikhs are no better than Muslims. Deport all of them.
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