Vickrum Digwa Moved to HMP Frankland After Murder Conviction

Vickrum Digwa, 23, has been transferred from Winchester prison to HMP Frankland in County Durham following his conviction for the murder of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak in Southampton. Digwa was sentenced last month after making false claims of a racist attack in connection with the killing.

Prison staff at HMP Frankland are conducting welfare checks on Digwa at 15-minute intervals because he has received threats from other inmates and may attempt self-harm.

A source close to the situation told The Sun that Digwa was okay at Winchester and wanted to stay there, and no prison governor really wanted him. The same source said Digwa is cowering in his cell and does not want to mix with other prisoners. The source added that Digwa has already had threats and is aware of what happened to Ian Huntley, the 52-year-old Soham child killer who was beaten to death with a metal bar at HMP Frankland in February.

Digwa holds enhanced prisoner status, which gives him £33 in weekly spending money and access to gymnasium facilities, workshops, and additional telephone privileges. Despite these benefits, the source stated that the 15-minute welfare check arrangement will not continue indefinitely.

Digwa is prohibited from communicating with his 27-year-old brother Gurpreet Digwa, who faces weapons charges after providing false information to police regarding Nowak's death.

He is also barred from contacting his mother, Kiran Kaur, 53, who was found guilty of assisting an offender. HMP Frankland has housed several high-profile inmates involved in recent violence. In April 2025, Hashem Abedi, 29, the Manchester Arena bomber, assaulted three prison officers using improvised blades and boiling oil.