Henry Nowak's murderer has been moved to the same prison where Ian Huntley was killed and is said to be "cowering in his cell". Vickrum Digwa, 23, was moved from HMP Winchester to Category A prison, HMP Frankland, in Durham this week.
Dubbed "Monster Mansion", the prison houses notorious killers, including Levi Bellfield, who murdered the schoolgirl Milly Dowler, and Wayne Couzens, a former policeman guilty of killing Sarah Everard. It is also where Soham child-killer Ian Huntley was fatally attacked. Anthony Russell, 44, has been charged with his murder, but has yet to enter a plea.
A source told The Sun that Digwa is "cowering in his cell and doesn't want to mix" with other inmates.
They said: "He’s already had threats and is aware of what happened to Huntley. He’s in a really bad situation and knows it — not that anyone feels sorry for him."
Digwa, a Sikh British national, was given a life sentence with a minimum of 21 years in prison for stabbing Mr Nowak with a ceremonial knife that he claimed he carried as part of his Sikh religion.
He had falsely accused Mr Nowak of launching a racist attack, which led to the 18-year-old student being handcuffed by police as he lay dying from stab wounds outside a house in Southampton, Hampshire.
She said: "This case horrified me and I know that feeling is shared by the British public. It is right that difficult questions need to be answered about the way the police handled Henry’s Nowak’s murder, while my role is to review Digwa’s sentence for his crimes.
"After careful consideration, I have taken the decision to refer this case to the Court of Appeal.
"No sentence can ever undo the devastation that Henry’s family have suffered, or fill the void left by his loss. But I hope this referral goes some way towards bringing them the justice they deserve."
A jury inquest into Mr Nowak's death scheduled for September 20 next year will look at whether any "act or omission by a police officer" caused or contributed to his death.
Police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, is expected to report on the case within the next three months.
