In the aftermath of a young man's violent death on a Southampton street, a mother's instinct to shield her son from consequence has itself become a matter of law. Kiran Kaur, 53, was sentenced to three years in prison for concealing the knife her son used to kill 18-year-old Henry Nowak, a first-year university student stabbed five times walking home from a night out last December. The judge recognized the human complexity of her motive while insisting that the integrity of justice cannot yield to parental love. Her imprisonment is one thread in a case that continues to unravel — touching on g
Killer's mother jailed for removing murder weapon in Henry Nowak case
Henry Nowak, 18, was fatally stabbed five times including a chest wound while walking home from a night out; he was handcuffed by police while dying and died shortly after.
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