A woman who was jailed for assisting her British Sikh son during a fatal stabbing in south-east England faces deportation to India, UK authorities indicated on Friday.
The case triggered an uproar as the accused attempted to use a religious self-defence argument, claiming the weapon involved was a kirpan.
Her son also won his legal challenge and was granted permission to appeal against his lengthy life sentence; that hearing is also set for the same date next month. his Indian national mother is now set for early release under a government scheme to ease pressure on the prison system While her son is serving a life sentence. It relates to footage of the victim’s final moments from a police body-worn camera that showed him being handcuffed by officers over Digwa’s allegations of racism, which were later debunked in court.
Kaur has already lodged an appeal against her original sentence, and a hearing in that matter is scheduled at the UK Court of Appeal on November 5.
“Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of Henry Nowak, whose life was cruelly cut short in a horrific act of violence,” it stated. The judge referenced Kaur as having had a “hard life” in India, which improved when she was married and came to the UK nearly 30 years ago. As the details of the crime emerged in court earlier this year, British Sikh groups and parliamentarians condemned misrepresentation of the kirpan and highlighted that “no religious protection or justification applied” in the case. Constabulary officers remain under an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation amid allegations of “two-tier” policing, where one community is prioritised over another.
