Mother of Henry Nowak killer could be deported

The Home Office has indicated that Kiran Kaur, mother of convicted murderer Vickrum Digwa, may face deportation from the United Kingdom. Kaur, aged 53, was sentenced to three years in prison last July for removing the knife used by her son to kill student Henry Nowak at the scene of the crime. Despite serving several months on remand, she could be released early under the Government’s early release program, potentially around the anniversary of Mr. Nowak’s death, according to ITV News.

While neither the Home Office nor the Ministry of Justice commented on Kaur’s specific case, officials stated a general policy: “We will always seek to deport foreign criminals at the first opportunity.” As an Indian national, Kaur could be subject to this deportation policy. In addition to this, she is currently appealing her sentence, with a hearing set for 5 November at the Court of Appeal.

Kaur’s son, Vickrum Digwa, was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 21 years on 1 June after being found guilty of murdering Henry Nowak, 18. Digwa had claimed falsely that Mr. Nowak racially abused him during an incident in Southampton on 3 December. The case has attracted significant attention alongside the Government’s wider criminal justice reforms.

The early release scheme plans to gradually free around 5,000 prisoners throughout the coming year—down from an initially higher target of 6,000 after ministers removed rapists and the most serious child sex offenders from the scheme. Officials say this expanded program is crucial to preventing the collapse of the justice system, following a summer marked by intense public debate on this issue. Recent weeks have seen hundreds of inmates released early, including 650 this week alone. The Home Office expressed sympathy for the victim’s family, stating: “Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of Henry Nowak, whose life was cruelly cut short in a horrific act of violence.

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