Digwa, dad and brother plead not guilty to charges

Vickrum Digwa, his brother and his father have pleaded not guilty to multiple weapons offence charges.

The 23-year-old, who was sentenced to life imprisonment to serve a minimum of 21 years for the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak in Southampton, appeared by videolink from HMP Frankland at Southampton Magistrates' Court.

He pleaded not guilty to seven counts of possessing an offensive weapon in a private place at the family home in St Denys Road, Southampton.

The alleged weapons are three machetes, 37 swords, three ninja swords, two flick-knives or gravity knives, eight knuckledusters, an extendable baton and a manriki-gusari.

Vickrum is seeking to appeal against his conviction and sentence, the Court of Appeal has confirmed.

His father, Moga Singh, 52, and his brother, Gurpreet Digwa, 27 - who are on bail - appeared in person to face the same charges.

Gurpreet also faced four additional charges which he also denied:

• Possessing an offensive weapon - an extendable baton, in a public place
• Possessing a prohibited weapon - an air weapon in a public place
• Possessing an axe in a public place
• Possessing a Kirpan in a public place

All of the offences are dated 4 December 2025, the day after Nowak was killed.

District Judge Henry Gordon set a trial date for 27 September 2027 at Southampton Magistrates Court, with a case management hearing on 3 June 2027.

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