Ruthless mother who helped cover up student Henry Nowak’s murder lands in UK’s top female prison alongside serial killer Lucy Letby
A fifty-five-year-old mother who actively concealed the murder weapon used in the brutal killing of university student Henry Nowak has been locked away in Britain’s most infamous high-security women’s facility. Kiran Kaur was transferred to HMP Bronzefield to begin serving a three-year sentence after trial evidence proved she aided her twenty-three-year-old son, Vickrum Digwa, in obstructing justice. The Surrey institution, dubbed the “female Monster Mansion,” houses the nation’s most dangerous female criminals, including infant serial killer Lucy Letby and upper-class offender Constance Marten.
Homicide detectives uncovered crucial evidence against Kaur through incriminating phone audio recorded during the night of the attack. On the recording, Digwa could be heard frantically speaking Punjabi, demanding that his mother erase his presence from the scene by retrieving the blood-soaked knife. Rather than pushing her son to cooperate with emergency services, Kaur picked up the murder weapon and stashed it amongst decorative swords in his bedroom, deliberately sabotaging the forensic paper trail.
Kaur’s active assistance allowed Digwa to spin a deceitful web of lies to responding officers, falsely claiming he was the victim of a racially motivated assault. As a result of his manipulation, police officers initially placed eighteen-year-old Henry Nowak in handcuffs as the young student bled to death on the street. Digwa, who filmed the victim during his final moments, was later sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of twenty-one years for the unprovoked stabbing.
During the sentencing phase at Crown Court, Judge William Mousley KC heavily condemned Kaur’s total lack of moral duty, stating that her actions shielded a dangerous killer and exacerbated the victim’s family’s grief. The judge emphasized that a decent parent would have urged her son to turn himself in rather than helping him hide physical evidence. While Kaur is currently placed in a general unit, sources confirm she is being evaluated for Unit 4, an enhanced wing where high-profile inmates have access to specialized privileges.
Meanwhile, her son Digwa remains trapped in high-security segregation at HMP Frankland in County Durham, reportedly “literally shaking with fear” over potential attacks from other inmates. The severe contrast between Kaur’s secure containment in Surrey and her son’s paralyzing terror on isolation wings highlights the severe aftermath of their cold-blooded attempt to dodge accountability.
Ministry of Justice officials reaffirmed that high-profile inmates inside state facilities remain under strict monitoring to prevent cellblock incidents and maintain order. Authorities confirmed that both family members will serve their full custodial sentences under standard national guidelines. The official legal record has been finalized, closing the book on one of the region’s most infamous murder investigations.
