Henry Nowak’s family recount fatal stabbing and distressing police footage
Henry Nowak’s family have spoken about learning of the 18-year-old’s fatal stabbing and later watching footage of police handcuffing him as he lay dying. They said the footage changed their lives again, because Nowak can be heard saying he has been stabbed while an officer replies that he does not think he has.
His father, stepmother, mother and sister described the moment police told them he had died in Southampton on 3 December 2025. Vickrum Digwa was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 21 years; his mother, Kiran Kaur, received three years for removing the murder weapon. The family’s account appears in a documentary about their fight for justice.
In short
- Henry Nowak’s family describe the impact of his death and arrest footage.
- Nowak was fatally stabbed in Southampton in December 2025.
- His killer received a life sentence with a 21-year minimum term.
Explained simply
Southampton is a city on England’s south coast. Henry Nowak was 18 when he was fatally stabbed there on 3 December 2025; his family later watched police footage recorded as he lay dying.
Vickrum Digwa was convicted of murdering Nowak and sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 21 years. Digwa’s mother, Kiran Kaur, was sentenced to three years in prison for removing the murder weapon.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “‘Our world has changed twice’: Henry Nowak’s family reveal heartbreaking moment they found about his death last year and pain of having to watch harrowing footage of arrest where he lay dying”.