Vickrum Digwa, 23, is being held in segregation at HMP Frankland in County Durham after refusing to be moved onto A-wing, where child killer Ian Huntley was fatally attacked earlier this year
Killer Vickrum Digwa is being kept in segregation after declining to relocate to a prison wing, according to reports.
Insiders are suggesting he believes his life could be at risk following the deadly assault on child murderer Ian Huntley.
The 23 year old is reportedly spending as many as 23 hours daily isolated in his cell at HMP Frankland in County Durham, only departing under tight supervision by four prison officers for his daily exercise period.
Digwa, who fatally stabbed 18 year old Henry Nowak in Southampton and dishonestly alleged he had suffered a racist assault while the teenager was dying, has been stripped of standard prison privileges, including access to television.
An insider revealed he declined relocation to A-wing after discovering it was the same wing where Ian Huntley had been fatally assaulted earlier this year.
The insider explained: “He is there because he is terrified and refused to locate to a wing.”
“He was told he was going on to A-wing and he knew it was where Huntley was killed – and said ‘No’.
“He said he could not be kept safely on there, which is accurate as there is already talk about him around the prison.
“They cannot make him go on to the wing and he could be in ‘seg’ for a very long time.”
The insider characterised the conditions within the segregation unit as exceptionally severe, reports the Express..
They stated: “It is really grim. Inmates are given a really small wind-up radio and you can read books and that’s about it.
“You get taken out for an hour at the same time as three other cons but, even then, the exercise yard is split into four and you cannot mix.
“And he has to have all the prison-issue food in his cell, which is pretty grim.
“Most inmates on seg end up pacing around their cell or shouting out of the window.
“It is the sort of regime that will drive you mad.”
Digwa received a life sentence in May with a minimum term of 21 years following his conviction for the murder of Henry Nowak in December 2025, a sentence currently under appeal on the grounds that it is unduly lenient.
Previously detained at HMP Winchester, he was subsequently moved to Frankland, dubbed “Monster Mansion” owing to the significant number of high-profile and dangerous criminals incarcerated there.
The facility has also housed some of Britain’s most infamous convicts, including Ian Huntley, who suffered a fatal assault at the prison earlier this year.
Frankland has witnessed several grave incidents in recent years, including an assault on staff by Manchester Arena terrorist Hashem Abedi and violent episodes involving quadruple murderer Damien Bendall.
A Prison Service spokesperson said it cannot comment on individual prisoners.
