{"id":648830,"date":"2026-06-20T11:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T11:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/648830\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T11:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T11:28:10","slug":"henry-nowaks-killer-left-cowering-in-cell-after-facing-threats-from-other-inmates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/648830\/","title":{"rendered":"Henry Nowak’s killer left ‘cowering in cell’ after facing ‘threats’ from other inmates"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 23-year-old convicted of murdering student Henry Nowak has been relocated to HMP Frankland in County Durham and is reportedly living in fear behind bars.<\/p>\n

Vickrum Digwa, who was sentenced last month for the murder of 18-year-old Henry in Southampton after making false claims of a racist attack, has been moved from Winchester prison to the high-security facility.<\/p>\n

Despite holding “enhanced” prisoner status with associated privileges, Digwa is now under constant surveillance by prison staff due to concerns he may be attacked by fellow inmates or attempt self-harm.<\/p>\n

Sources indicate he has already received threats from other prisoners at the institution.<\/p>\n

A source close to the situation told The Sun: “Digwa was okay at Winchester and wanted to stay there, and no prison governor really wanted him. So to say he’s frightened now is an understatement.”<\/p>\n

The source added: “He’s cowering in his cell and doesn’t want to mix. <\/p>\n

“He’s already had threats and is aware of what happened to Huntley. <\/p>\n

“He’s in a really bad situation and knows it not that anyone feels sorry for him.”<\/p>\n

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Vickrum Digwa was sentenced last month for the murder of 18-year-old Henry in Southampton after making false claims of a racist attack<\/p>\n

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Prison officers are currently conducting welfare checks on Digwa at 15-minute intervals. <\/p>\n

The source noted this intensive monitoring arrangement will not continue indefinitely.<\/p>\n

HMP Frankland has earned the grim nickname “Monster Mansion” owing to the notorious criminals housed within its walls.<\/p>\n

These include murderer Levi Bellfield and former police officer Wayne Couzens.<\/p>\n

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HMP Frankland has earned the grim nickname ‘Monster Mansion’ owing to the notorious criminals housed within its walls<\/p>\n

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The facility has witnessed several violent incidents in recent times. <\/p>\n

Soham child killer Ian Huntley, 52, was beaten to death with a metal bar at the prison in February, with another inmate subsequently charged with his murder.<\/p>\n

In April 2025, Manchester Arena bomber Hashem Abedi, 29, launched an assault on three prison officers using improvised blades and boiling oil.<\/p>\n

The previous year, quadruple murderer Damien Bendall, 36, killed fellow prisoner Michael Mullaney with a claw hammer.<\/p>\n

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Digwa has been prohibited from any communication with his 27-year-old brother Gurpreet, who faces weapons charges after also providing false information to police regarding Henry’s death.<\/p>\n

The convicted killer is similarly forbidden from contacting his mother, Kiran Kaur, 53, who was found guilty of assisting an offender.<\/p>\n

As an “enhanced” category prisoner, the highest of three tiers, Digwa receives \u00a333 in weekly spending money, along with access to gymnasium facilities, workshops, and additional telephone privileges.<\/p>\n

His minimum tariff of 21 years is currently subject to an appeal on grounds it was unduly lenient.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 23-year-old convicted of murdering student Henry Nowak has been relocated to HMP Frankland in County Durham and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":648831,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[924,59,57,58,50,2331,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-648830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-crime","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-sgg","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=648830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648830\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/648831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=648830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=648830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=648830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}