Vickrum Digwa and his brother and father have appeared in court charged with a total of 22 weapons offences.
The 23-year-old, who was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 21 years for the murder of Henry Nowak, appeared at a magistrates’ court to face six counts of possessing an offensive weapon in a private place.
The alleged weapons are a flick knife, an extendable baton known as an asp, knuckledusters, a machete, swords and kusaris, Japanese weapons consisting of weighted chains.
Vickrum, wearing a dark suit, blue tie and blue turban, appeared in the dock in Southampton accompanied by two security officers.
His father, Moga Singh, 52, and his 27-year-old brother Gurpreet Digwa, both of Southampton, appeared alongside him to face the same charges. Between the three of them, they face a total of 22 weapons charges.
Digwa and his father have been charged with six counts of possessing an offensive weapon in a private place.
Gurpreet Digwa is charged with six counts of possessing an offensive weapon in a private place, one count of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place, two counts of possessing a knife in a public place and one count of possessing a prohibited weapon.
Henry Nowak was killed by Vickrum Digwa in a knife attack in Southampton
He is accused of owning an air gun, flick knife, knuckledusters, a machete, swords, and kusaris. His father has been charged with owning a baton, knuckledusters, a flick knife, swords, kusaris, and a machete.
All of the offences are dated Dec 4, 2025, the day after Mr Nowak, 18, was killed in Southampton.
Digwa, who trained in weapons from a young age, used a kirpan to murder Mr Nowak, a University of Southampton finance student on his way home from a night out. He stabbed him five times, inflicting a fatal 8cm deep wound to his chest.
Digwa lied to the police by claiming that he had been the victim of a racist attack when they arrived to the scene, which led to Mr Nowak to be handcuffed and arrested while he was dying. He died around 57 minutes after he was handcuffed.
Digwa’s mother, Kiran Kaur, 53, was found guilty of assisting an offender after she took the blade from her son at the scene and ran to hide it with the “arsenal of weapons” at their home address.
Jennifer Pitt, the chairman of the magistrates, adjourned the proceedings until a further hearing on July 9 and released Moga Singh and Gurpreet on unconditional bail until then. Digwa was given technical bail as he is serving a jail sentence.
Speaking to Moga Singh, who wore a pink shirt and blue turban, and Gurpreet Digwa, who wore a blue coat and blue turban, she said: “The two of you who are not in custody need to be here at 1.30pm. We will grant you unconditional bail. As it stands, there are no conditions attached. Vickrum Digwa, you appear in custody, so it’s technical bail.”
Ms Pitt gave permission for Digwa to appear at the next hearing by videolink from prison.