Killer's appeal 'ludicrous', says family of Henry Nowak

Henry Nowak's family say it is "not right" his killer is trying to appeal against his sentence, as the Court of Appeal hears bids to have it cut or increased. Vickrum Digwa, 23, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years for murdering the 18-year-old student. He argues it is too severe, while the government has asked for it to be reviewed as unduly lenient.

Both will be heard on Thursday. The family have also called it a "disgrace" that Digwa's mother, Kiran Kaur, jailed for three years for hiding the knife, may be released early in December. In an interview with ITV News' UK Editor, Paul Brand, Henry's stepmother, Katie Nowak says: "It just doesn't feel fair to us at all.

Digwa's mother, Kiran Kaur, was sentenced to three years in prison in July for assisting an offender, after she hid the blade Digwa used to kill Henry. ITV News reported last month that Kaur is expected to be freed in December , after about a year in custody including time on remand.