Vickrum Digwa, his brother and father have pleaded not guilty to owning 55 weapons allegedly found at the killer's family home.
The 23-year-old was jailed to life with a minimum of 21 years for the fatal stabbing with a ceremonial sword of 18-year-old university student Henry Nowak in Portswood in December last year.
Digwa, his brother Gurpreet Digwa, 27, and their father Moga Singh, 52, now face further weapons charges following the murder sentencing.
This includes 37 swords allegedly found at the family home the day of the murder, as well as knives, knuckledusters and machetes.
Vickrum, who is currently in prison at HMP Frankland, appeared via video link, while his brother Gurpreet and their father Singh appeared in person.
All three face joint charges of possession of offensive weapons in a private place, their then home on St Denys Road in Portswood on December 4, 2025.
This includes three ninja swords, 37 swords, eight knuckle dusters, three machetes, an extendable baton, two knives that open automatically, and a manrikigusari.
A manrikigusari is a Japanese martial arts weapon consisting of a chain with a weight on each end.
Gurpreet Digwa also faced three charges of having weapons in a public place, namely a car parked on Belmont Road on the same day. These are an axe, an extendable baton and kirpan, a ceremonial Sikh knife.
All three men denied all the charges against them.
Harmail Gill, defending the three family members, told the court that some of the swords in the charges were “antiques” and that some of the weapons were used for “religious martial arts”.
District Judge Henry Gordon set a trial date of September 27, 2027.
It will be heard by a district judge, not a jury.
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Moga Singh and Gurpeet Digwa were released from the court on unconditional bail.
Vickrum Digwa was given technical bail as he is in prison but will not leave jail.
During the murder trial over the killing of Henry Nowak, Digwa was also found guilty of possession of a 21cm ceremonial knife known as a shastar that he was wearing over his clothes. He denied murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
Digwa killed Henry with the larger blade, but had been wearing a smaller kirpan knife around his neck and under his clothes.
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