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UK police officers face gross misconduct investigation after arresting an 18-year-old stabbing victim, Henry Nowak, as he lay dying in December 2025. The incident in Southampton involved body-worn video footage showing Nowak being handcuffed while stating he could not breathe; the suspect, Vickrum Digwa, who is Sikh, falsely claimed a racist attack by Nowak, who was white. The investigation examines potential breaches of police conduct standards and whether race or religion influenced the officers’ decision-making, with Nowak’s death being used by far-right activists to claim bias against white people in the justice system.

A newly-released video shows Henry Nowak's Sikh killer lying to police, claiming the dying victim was 'racist, drunk and hadn't been stabbed' despite the officer's response, 'I know mate'.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer urges calm as the far right attempts to exploit the murder of Henry Nowak by a Sikh man to incite racial tensions against minority communities. Nowak's family has explicitly requested the case not be used to target specific groups, a plea Starmer has echoed, condemning Nigel Farage's call for 'pure, cold rage'.

Henry Nowak was handcuffed by police and left to die alone, and his Sikh killer labeled him a racist.

A Sikh individual who displayed deadly weapons years prior to the murder of student Henry Nowak. The attacker smeared Nowak as a racist as he died.

Reform UK councillor Stuart Prior resigned after allegedly making offensive social media posts, including celebrating the rape of a Sikh woman and calling Muslim people 'rats'. He was elected in Essex with 2,404 votes. The posts sparked outrage and led to his resignation.