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Henry Nowak arrest footage raises 'serious questions for police', PM says

Vickrum Digwa, 23, was jailed on Monday for life to serve a minimum of 21 years for stabbing Nowak with a 21cm (8in) blade he said he carried as part of his Sikh faith. Bodycam

Police chief warns anti-white bias claims could drive UK policing ‘back to 60s’

Vickrum Digwa in December 2025. Photograph: Hampshire Police/PA Body cam footage of the student’s final minutes is accepted by police sources to be “traumatic”. The incident is being investigated by policing watchdog the Independent

Murdered student Henry Nowak told police 'I can't breathe' while handcuffed

investigation into the police force's actions was ongoing.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70vy0kknj4o) ***Warning: This story contains details some may find upsetting*** The trial heard that Digwa lied to police, falsely claiming he was the victim

PM accuses Farage of exploiting Nowak case and denies 'two-tier policing' claim

Vickrum Digwa, 23, was jailed for life with a minimum of 21 years on Monday for Nowak's murder in Southampton last December. Digwa stabbed Nowak with a large blade he claimed to carry

BBC presenter apologises for misquoting Nigel Farage

investigation into the defamatory comments made about me on Newsnight", adding: "Enough is enough." The Reform leader posted a link to a Daily Mail story that reproduced elements of the party's letter

Police chief apologises to Henry Nowak's family over handcuffing and arrest

Vickrum Digwa had falsely claimed he had been racially abused by the victim. Asked what he would now say to the family, Boon told the BBC: "I'm so sorry

Two men charged after Southampton disorder over Henry Nowak murder

Vickrum Digwa. Matt Styler, 50, has been charged with assaulting a police officer and Daniel Frost, 44, with violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon. They were to appear at Southampton magistrates court

Southampton man jailed for life for murder of student with ‘religious’ knife

Vickrum Digwa, 23, who stabbed 18-year-old Henry Nowak five times, will serve at least 20 years before being eligible for parole. When police arrived at the murder scene in [Southampton](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/southampton),

Police pelted with missiles at Henry Nowak protest

Vickrum Digwa in St Denys. The 23-year-old was jailed for life on Monday after being convicted of murdering Nowak, 18, as he walked back to his student accommodation in Southampton in December

Weapons-obsessed killer jailed for student's murder

Vickrum Digwa, 23, used a 21cm (8in) blade he said he carried as part of his Sikh faith to kill 18-year-old Henry Nowak, who was walking home alone after a night out with

Shabana Mahmood warns of ‘dangerous undercurrent’ after murder of Henry Nowak

Vickrum Digwa, 23, was sentenced on Monday to [life in prison with a minimum term of 21 years](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/01/southampton-man-jailed-life-murder-student-religious-knife-vickrum-digwa-henry-nowak) for the December 2025 murder of 18-year-old Nowak. Digwa falsely claimed

UK minister condemns violent protests against student’s murder

Vickrum Digwa, a 23-year-old British Sikh. This week, a court found Digwa stabbed 18-year-old Nowak five times and then falsely claimed to be the victim of a racist assault. Police initially

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

Vickrum Digwa continues, critics on the right have suggested that a [preoccupation with anti-racism](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/02/keir-starmer-far-right-exploit-henry-nowak-murder) played a significant role in the failure by officers at the scene to properly assess what

Former officer in hiding after being falsely linked to Henry Nowak arrest

claim that she was one of the officers who arrested Nowak as he lay dying after being stabbed by Vickrum Digwa. Hill and another officer have been wrongly identified online. The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood

Hampshire police commissioner urges religious-knives review

claimed he had been racially abused and attacked by Nowak, is seen lying to police that the teenager knocked his turban off and caused an eye injury. ![Henry Nowak at an 18th birthday party

Woman falsely identified as officer in Nowak case 'scared for safety'

Vickrum Digwa claimed he had been the victim of a racial attack. The footage showed the teenager repeatedly tell officers that he had been stabbed, with one replying: "I don't think so mate". Digwa

Nowak murder: force accused of ‘anti-white bias’ five times more likely to stop black people

Vickrum Digwa, who falsely told officers he had been racially abused. Digwa had stabbed the 18-year-old repeatedly, but officers arriving at the scene treated the student slumped on the ground as a suspect

Starmer urges calm as far right seeks to exploit Henry Nowak murder

Vickrum Digwa, 23, who used a Sikh dagger, in [Southampton](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/southampton) in December 2025. Digwa falsely claimed he had been racially abused and attacked by Nowak. Body camera footage released by Hampshire police