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Bodycam footage revealed police failures in the arrest of Henry Nowak, who was fatally stabbed, leading to widespread condemnation and violent protests in Southampton after Vickrum Digwa was jailed for the murder. The incident has sparked a debate about police conduct and racism, with calls for calm from political leaders.
Police have issued an apology after a stabbing victim, Henry Nowak, was handcuffed while he was dying. The attacker, Vickrum Digwa, claimed he had been racially abused before attacking Nowak five times with a ceremonial knife.
Violent clashes erupted between protesters and police in Southampton following the murder of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak. Demonstrators threw bricks and bottles at officers, expressing outrage over the incident and a controversial arrest captured on bodycam footage.
Vickrum Digwa, a British Indian Sikh man, is on trial in the UK for the murder of Henry Nowak, a British white student, whom he allegedly stabbed four times with a 21-inch knife after an altercation.
The family of Vickrum Digwa expressed deep sorrow to the relatives of murder victim Henry Nowak, while also cautioning against allowing the murder to inflame division.