The mother of Vickrum Digwa, whose false claims of racism against the man he killed triggered riots in Southampton, has been jailed for removing a knife from the murder scene.
Appearing at Southampton crown court, Kiran Kaur, 53, was jailed for three years for assisting an offender, her son, by removing the knife from where he had murdered the student Henry Nowak.
Digwa, 23, was jailed for life with a minimum of 20 years this month for stabbing the 18-year-old five times in December last year.
When police arrived at the murder scene in Southampton, Digwa falsely claimed Nowak had racially abused him and knocked his turban off, causing officers to arrest and handcuff the student before they saw his fatal injuries.
The revelation that Nowak had been handcuffed and falsely accused of racism led to violence in Southampton, and at least 25 rioters have been charged with violent disorder.
Hampshire constabulary is under investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct over the arrest.
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