Vikram Digua confesses to stabbing Henry Vincent in police van recording
Vikram Digua confessed to stabbing Henry Vincent multiple times in a recording made in a police van, according to Sky News.
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Audio recordings have revealed that Vikram Digua, who was jailed for life for the murder of Henry Vincent, confessed to his brother that he stabbed the teenager multiple times. The conversation took place in the back of a police van, with the brothers speaking in Punjabi. The transcript, released by the Crown Prosecution Service, has been translated into English.
According to the recordings, Vikram Digua admitted to his brother Gurpreet that he stabbed Vincent in the shoulder, face and chest. Gurpreet responded by saying that Vikram should have beaten him up instead. Vikram called himself an idiot and a fool. The brothers also discussed the impact on their parents and prayed, repeatedly referencing God.
The confession came within 36 hours of the murder and Vikram's arrest. The brothers apparently believed their conversation would not be recorded or understood because they were speaking in Punjabi. The release of the transcript provides further evidence of Digua's guilt in the killing of Henry Vincent.
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| Claim | Sky News |
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| Vikram Digua confessed to stabbing Henry Vincent multiple times in a police van, with the conversation in Punjabi and the transcript released by the Crown Prosecution Service. |
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Sky News focused on the revelation of the audio recordings and the confession itself, highlighting that the brothers spoke in Punjabi believing they would not be understood. The report emphasised the admission of guilt within 36 hours and the brother's reaction that Vikram should have beaten the victim rather than stabbed him. The tone was factual and detailed, presenting the transcript as a key piece of evidence.
- “Vikram Digua who was jailed for life for the murder of Henry Vincent confessed to his brother that he'd stabbed a teenager multiple times.”
- “The transcript has been translated into English and we've learned that the conversation that they had was all about the admission of Vikram, admitting to his brother Gurpreet that he had stabbed Henry Vincent multiple times.”
- “And the brother had said, you know, you shouldn't have done that. You should have hit him or beaten him up.”
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