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Digwa denied sentence cut as judges increase murder minimum term

Manchester Evening News carries the Court of Appeal's reasoning for increasing the minimum term for Henry Nowak's murder to 25 years.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 58,691 views a day, 13 times a normal first day on this channel (4,392).

'UNDULY LENIENT!' | Henry Nowak’s KILLER Vickrum Digwa has prison term INCREASED at Court of Appeal

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0:00The court announces that Digwa's minimum term increases from 21 to 25 years.
1:29Two applications sought opposite outcomes: the Attorney General requested an increase, while Digwa sought a reduction.
21:47Judges assess aggravating factors, including Nowak's suffering, filming the aftermath and concealing the murder weapon.
26:36Youth, positive references and lack of premeditation reduce the court's calculation to a minimum of 25 years.
30:20The final order replaces the original minimum term, with time already spent on remand deducted.

His appeal was refused. Vickrum Digwa had sought a shorter minimum term for murdering Henry Nowak, while Attorney General Ellie Reeves had separately asked the Court of Appeal to increase it as unduly lenient. The judges agreed with the Attorney General.

Manchester Evening News's courtroom recording opens with the result: Digwa's life sentence remains, but its minimum term rises from 21 to 25 years. That is the period before he can be considered for parole, not a guaranteed release date.

Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr then sets out why the original sentence understated the seriousness of the murder. The court examines the fatal stabbing in Southampton, the suffering inflicted on Nowak as he lay dying, and Digwa's decision to record him. "The filming was a deliberate act of degradation," she says.

The judgment also explains what the court leaves out of its calculation. Judges accept defence arguments against treating community impact and religious dishonour as aggravating factors, and allow mitigation for Digwa's youth and lack of premeditation. Even with those reductions, they find the original minimum term inadequate.

The recording drew around 38,000 views in its first eleven hours, an unusually fast start for a regular Manchester Evening News upload. Unlike the channel's earlier live coverage of the hearing, this video contains the ruling and the detailed reasoning behind it.

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