Kiran Kaur was sentenced to three years in prison Friday for removing the knife used by her son to kill Henry Nowak [1].

The sentencing marks the conclusion of legal proceedings against the family of the attacker, highlighting the criminal consequences of tampering with evidence in a homicide investigation.

Kaur, 53, appeared at Southampton Crown Court in England, where she was found guilty of assisting an offender [1], [2]. The court said she removed the murder weapon from the crime scene after her son, Vickrum Digwa, stabbed Nowak [2], [3].

Nowak was 18 years old when he was killed in December 2025 [4], [6]. The incident led to the conviction of Digwa, who was 23 at the time of the offense [4]. Digwa received life imprisonment with a minimum term of 21 years for the killing [5].

The prosecution said Kaur's actions directly interfered with the investigation into the stabbing. By removing the knife, she attempted to shield her son from the full weight of the law, an act the court deemed a serious obstruction of justice [2], [3].

Kaur had previously been found guilty of the charge in May before receiving her final sentence this month [2].

“Kiran Kaur was sentenced to three years in prison Friday for removing the knife used by her son to kill Henry Nowak”

This case underscores the legal risk associated with 'assisting an offender' charges in the UK. While the primary perpetrator received a life sentence, the secondary conviction of the mother demonstrates that the judicial system pursues those who obstruct forensic evidence, regardless of familial ties, to ensure the integrity of homicide prosecutions.