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Kiran Kaur, 53, the mother of Vickrum Digwa who murdered student Henry Nowak in Southampton, faces potential deportation from the UK after being sentenced to three years for tampering with evidence. The Home Office has signaled that she may be eligible under a government deportation scheme targeting foreign criminals. With early release likely due to her appeal and the current prison system's early release measures, Kaur could be freed around the time of Nowak’s death anniversary in December.
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Kiran Kaur, 53, is set to be released from prison early under the UK government's new early release scheme, after serving only about a third of her three-year sentence. She was jailed in July for removing the murder weapon—a ceremonial Sikh kirpan knife—from the crime scene where her son, Vickrum Digwa, murdered 18-year-old Henry Nowak on December 3, 2025. Under Labour's controversial early release program, up to 50,000 offenders could be freed annually; Kaur will likely serve about half of her term before being eligible for release in December.

Kiran Kaur’s son was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 21 years for the murder. He falsely claimed that Nowak had racially abused him and knocked off his turban, but CCTV footage contradicted this account. The Home Office has indicated it could seek deportation of foreign criminals at the first opportunity, though they declined to comment on individual cases.

Kaur’s early release has raised concerns among family members and officials, who argue it undermines the criminal justice system's integrity. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones stated that Kaur's potential release is a significant blow for Nowak’s family and raises serious questions about justice robustness.

The government's Sentencing Act 2026 permits most prisoners serving up to two and a half years to be automatically released on licence after completing one-third of their sentence, with new measures including electronic tagging and restricted movement.

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Kaur PERSON · 6× the Home Office ORG · 3× Digwa PERSON · 2× Henry Nowak PERSON · 2× Nowak PERSON · 2× Vickrum Digwa PERSON · 2× ITV News ORG · 1× Indian NORP · 1× Kiran Kaur PERSON · 1× Ministry of Justice ORG · 1×

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He continued: "You took the knife and put it at home with other weapons in your son's bedroom." By putting it among "a larger collection of ceremonial and other weapons" it would have "helped to conceal what it had been used for" because she wanted him "to avoid being caught", the judge said.
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🔮 - Published The mother of murderer Vickrum Digwa could be in line for deportation from the UK, the Home Office has signalled.
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- Published The mother of murderer Vickrum Digwa could be in line for deportation from the UK, the Home Office has signalled. uncertain
Office → publish → UK
Kiran Kaur, 53, was jailed for three years in July for removing the knife used by her son, Vickrum Digwa, to kill student Henry Nowak from the crime scene. asserted
Kaur → jail → scene
However Kaur, who spent several months on remand, could serve less than half of her sentence and be freed around the anniversary of Mr Nowak's death under the Government's early release scheme, ITV News reported., external The Home Office and Ministry of Justice declined to comment on individual cases, but said: "We will always seek to deport foreign criminals at the first opportunity." Kaur, who is an Indian national, could be eligible for the government's deportation scheme. uncertain
who → spend → scheme
She is also appealing against her sentence, with a hearing scheduled at the Court of Appeal on 5 November. asserted
She → appeal → November
Kaur's son Digwa was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years on 1 June for the murder of the 18-year-old student, after falsely claiming Mr Nowak had racially abused him in Southampton on 3 December. asserted
Nowak → jail → December
Some 5,000 prisoners are scheduled to be released in stages over the next year, down from 6,000 after ministers intervened to exempt rapists and the most serious child sex offenders. asserted
ministers → schedule → rapists
Ministers say the expanded early release scheme is needed to prevent the justice system from collapsing, after a summer when the issue dominated news headlines. asserted
issue → say → headlines
Some 650 criminals were this week released from prisons around the country under the scheme, less than two weeks after 700 were set free early. asserted
700 → release → scheme
The Home Office said: "Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of Henry Nowak, whose life was cruelly cut short in a horrific act of violence." asserted
life → say → violence
Sentencing Kaur in July, Judge William Mousley KC told her "a responsible parent would have challenged their son" and asked their child to "do the right thing". asserted
parent → sentence → thing
He continued: "You took the knife and put it at home with other weapons in your son's bedroom." By putting it among "a larger collection of ceremonial and other weapons" it would have "helped to conceal what it had been used for" because she wanted him "to avoid being caught", the judge said. asserted
judge → continue → what
He acknowledged that Kaur was unlikely to reoffend and said her motive was "mistakenly, to protect your son rather than for any personal gain". asserted
motive → acknowledge → gain
He added: "However, the seriousness of your offending, requires you to be punished and others who might find themselves in a similar situation to be deterred from doing as you did." uncertain
you → add → situation
Digwa gave the knife to his mother and it was later found by police at their family home along with more than 20 other weapons. asserted
it → give → weapons
Prosecutor Nicholas Lobbenberg described Kaur's actions as "criminality of the highest order" and her role as "crucial" when it came to removing the knife. asserted
it → describe → knife
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