Did police anti-racism policies lead to appalling treatment of Henry Nowak and if not, what did?

Analysis of evidence and interviews with experts suggests focus by rightwing critics on race misses reality of police failures As the row over the police handling of the stabbing of Henry Nowak by Vickrum Digwa continues, critics on the right have suggested that a preoccupation with anti-racism played a significant role in the failure by officers at the scene to properly assess what had happened – and resulted in the appalling treatment of Nowak as he lay dying. Criticisms have focused in pa...

By Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

Bodycam footage fuels backlash after police handcuff dying stabbing victim

Bodycam footage shows English police handcuffing 18-year-old Henry Nowak after he said he was stabbed and could not breathe moments before dying.

Clashes erupt in UK city over racially charged case of police handcuffing dying student

Video of a dying student who was handcuffed by British police after being stabbed by a Sikh man and falsely accused of racially abusing his murderer sparked outrage on Tuesday, with protesters throwing bricks at police. Eighteen-year-old Henry Nowak was heard repeatedly telling officers: “I can’t breathe” in police bodycam footage captured as he lay mortally wounded in December after a night out with his football team members. Far-right figures have seized on the case, including firebrand Tom...

By Agence France-Presse

UK: Outrage grows after police handcuff dying student

British police faced national backlash over the inflammatory case of an 18-year-old student who was handcuffed as he lay dying from stab wounds after his killer falsely alleged a racist attack. The killing of Henry Nowak happened in December, but the story got renewed attention after the killer was sentenced to life in prison on Monday, and video was released that showed police not believing Nowak when he said that he had been stabbed.

By FRANCE24