Man guilty of murder over Sikh blade stabbing
Man guilty of murder over Sikh blade stabbingJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleCurtis Lancasterat Southampton Crown CourtBBCA man who stabbed a university student to death with a ceremonial knife as he walked home from a night out has been found guilty of murder.Vickrum Digwa used a 21cm (8in) blade he said he carried as part of his Sikh faith to kill 18-year-old Henry Nowak in Southampton on 3 December.Digwa, 23, claimed he acted in self-defence after the teenager used a racist insult, punched him and knocked his turban off, Southampton Crown Court heard.However, the jury rejected this defence and found him guilty of murder. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.Related linkHM Courts & Tribunals ServiceHampshire & Isle of WightEssexChafford HundredSouthamptonالمصدر: BBC News | Source: BBC News
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