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Court of appeal to review sentence for man who murdered Henry Nowak

Solicitor general asks for Vickrum Digwa’s 21-year minimum jail term to be reviewed under ‘unduly lenient sentence’ schemeThe 21-year minimum jail term handed to a Sikh man who murdered Henry Nowak is to be reviewed by the court of appeal after a referral by the solicitor general.In a statement on M...

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by Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Court of appeal to review sentence for man who murdered Henry Nowak

Solicitor general asks for Vickrum Digwa’s 21-year minimum jail term to be reviewed under ‘unduly lenient sentence’ scheme

The 21-year minimum jail term handed to a Sikh man who murdered Henry Nowak is to be reviewed by the court of appeal after a referral by the solicitor general.

In a statement on Monday, the solicitor general, Ellie Reeves, said the case had “horrified me”.

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