English cops cuffed teen stabbing victim after attacker claimed racial assault

English constabulary are facing mounting scrutiny aft officers handcuffed an 18-year-old assemblage student arsenic he bled to decease pursuing a fatal stabbing, allegedly aft believing nan attacker’s mendacious declare that he had been nan unfortunate of a racist assault.

The lawsuit has sparked outrage crossed Britain, fueled governmental statement complete policing and prompted calls for nan merchandise of body-worn camera footage from nan responding officers.

Alan Mendoza, executive head and co-founder of nan London-based Henry Jackson Society deliberation tank, told Fox News Digital that nan lawsuit reflected broader failures successful British policing culture. "The sidesplitting of Henry Nowak shows really acold nan rot of political correctness has group into nan British policing mentality," Mendoza said.

"The reflex cognition coming appears to beryllium to judge immoderate and each declare that mentions racism," he added. "It intelligibly trumped existent execution successful this lawsuit arsenic a dying Mr. Nowak was arrested connected nan say-so of his Sikh assailant without immoderate facts being established by nan officers attending."

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Freshman student Henry Nowak was stabbed galore times by Vikram Digwa who utilized an 8 inch  ceremonial weapon successful December 2025. Digwa was recovered blameworthy of execution past week.  (Hampshire constabulary handout.)

Vickrum Digwa, 23, was convicted Thursday astatine Southampton Crown Court of murdering Henry Nowak, an 18-year-old finance student astatine nan University of Southampton, during a confrontation connected Dec. 3, 2025.

Officers arriving astatine nan chaotic segment initially treated Nowak arsenic nan fishy aft Digwa allegedly claimed he had been racially abused and attacked. Officers handcuffed Nowak earlier realizing nan severity of his injuries. He later collapsed and died astatine nan segment contempt attempts to administer first aid, according to Sky News.

Following nan verdict, Hampshire Constabulary publically apologized and referred nan lawsuit to nan Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), England and Wales' constabulary watchdog, for investigation. "I’m sorry that he was handcuffed and arrested successful nan moments earlier he mislaid consciousness," Temporary Deputy Chief Constable Robert France said successful a connection reported by Sky News.

Prosecutors told jurors Digwa stabbed Nowak aggregate times utilizing a 21-centimeter leaf described successful tribunal arsenic a Sikh kirpan-style weapon. Digwa claimed he acted successful self-defense aft being racially abused, but jurors rejected that statement and recovered him blameworthy of murder.

The lawsuit has since ignited fierce nationalist statement online and successful British media complete whether constabulary prioritized allegations of racism complete basal investigative and aesculapian procedures.

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Handout photograph issued by Hampshire Police of Vickrum Digwa who has been recovered blameworthy astatine Southampton Crown Court of nan execution of assemblage student Henry Nowak, who he stabbed to decease pinch a Sikh kirpan ceremonial knife. Digwa told constabulary a "wicked lie" that he was nan unfortunate of a racist onslaught aft he stabbed finance student Henry Nowak, from Chafford Hundred, Essex, 5 times successful nan incident successful Belmont Road, Southampton, connected Dec. 3 2025. Issue date: Thursday, May 28, 2026.  (Press Association via AP Images)

Speaking connected GB News connected Friday, Reform UK Member of Parliament Robert Jenrick called for nan merchandise of body-worn camera footage if nan Nowak family consents.

"The officers chose to prioritize nan accusation of group maltreatment complete redeeming nan life of this young man," Jenrick said. "I deliberation that was a unspeakable mistake."

Jenrick besides criticized what he described arsenic a muted consequence from Britain’s governmental constitution compared to reactions pursuing nan 2020 decease of George Floyd successful nan United States.

"The Prime Minister says perfectly nothing. The Home Secretary says perfectly nothing."

The sidesplitting has besides raised concerns astir hostility toward Britain’s Sikh community, which Sikh organizations person sought to region from nan crime.

In a nationalist connection issued pursuing nan verdict, Sikh organization organizations condemned nan sidesplitting and stressed that nan lawsuit should not beryllium viewed arsenic typical of Sikhism.

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File of a constabulary car successful Derbyshire, England. (Derbyshire Constabulary via Facebook)

"Henry’s life has tragically been trim short by a infinitesimal of madness by an individual for which location tin beryllium nary excuses," nan connection said.

The organizations besides acknowledged that "the actions of police officers who handcuffed nan unfortunate conscionable earlier he died" had intensified disapproval of constabulary and "unnecessarily stirred up organization hatred."

The connection further emphasized that ineligible protections allowing Sikhs successful Britain to transportation ceremonial kirpans for belief purposes do not use if nan leaf is utilized violently.

"We understand successful this lawsuit nan limb that whitethorn person been utilized was not nan normal Kirpan worn by afloat practicing Sikhs," nan connection read.

Mendoza stressed that Britain’s Sikh organization broadly condemned nan execution and supported nan investigation.

"It’s ineligible for Sikhs to transportation ceremonial knives successful nan U.K. but they are almost ever mini ones that belief authorities person ordained are capable to fulfil nan obligation," Mendoza told Fox News Digital. "He had 1 of those, positive his [8 inch] blade."

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A personnel of nan London Met Police stands defender extracurricular Westminster Abbey.  (BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

He besides described Digwa arsenic "a weapons nut," referencing grounds presented during nan proceedings that prosecutors said showed nan suspect had a fascination pinch knives and weapons.

The IOPC investigation into nan officers’ actions remains ongoing. Fox News Digital reached retired to Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary for remark but did not person a consequence earlier publication.