Sikh man
Coverage of Sikh man in the Nexus archive.
- Violence tests European leaders
Violent crimes are causing political crises in the UK and France. In France, an 11-year-old girl was killed by a suspect with prior rape accusations, sparking protests, while the UK faces anti-immigrant violence in Northern Ireland after a Sudanese refugee's stabbing accusation and a student's death involving a Sikh man.
- UK government pans protesters for ‘hijacking’ controversial death of stabbed student
The UK government criticized protesters for 'hijacking' the controversy surrounding the death of Henry Nowak, a student who was wrongly handcuffed by police after being stabbed by a Sikh man. The incident led to clashes where two people were arrested and 11 officers injured, sparking allegations of police bias against white people.
- British student murder triggers populist riots
The murder of a white British teenager, Henry Nowak, by a Sikh man in December sparked riots. The incident, where the attacker falsely accused Nowak of racial abuse, intersected with existing anger over Pakistani-heritage gangs and right-wing claims of a 'two-tier' justice system. Nowak's 'I can’t breathe' plea during the attack drew comparisons to the 2020 death of George Floyd.
- 'I can't breathe': protesters clash with police over handcuffed dying student
Protests erupted in the UK after a video showed 18-year-old Henry Nowak, who was stabbed by a Sikh man falsely accusing him of racial abuse, being handcuffed while saying 'I can't breathe.' The far right claimed white British people are treated as second-class citizens, contrasting with a 2024 UK government report showing black people are 2.2 times more likely to be arrested than white people. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the bodycam footage 'harrowing' and announced an investigation into police conduct.
- Clashes erupt in UK city over racially charged case of police handcuffing dying student
A dying student was handcuffed by British police after being stabbed by a Sikh man and falsely accused of racially abusing his murderer, sparking protests where bricks were thrown at officers. The student, Henry Nowak, repeatedly stated 'I can’t breathe' in bodycam footage as he lay mortally wounded.
- Coward and liar who cried racism as his victim lay dying in his own blood: It's a case that's rightly sparked outrage. Sikh man stabbed student 5 times with a ceremonial knife. Yet it was the teen police arrested and handcuffed as his life ebbed away...
A Sikh man stabbed a student five times with a ceremonial knife, but the teen was arrested and handcuffed by police as he died. The incident has sparked public outrage due to perceived racial bias and mishandling by authorities.
- Sikh man is found guilty of murdering university student using ceremonial dagger: Lying killer told police teenager had been racist - so officers arrested victim as he bled to death
A Sikh man was found guilty of murdering a university student using a ceremonial dagger. He lied to police, claiming the victim was racist, which led to the victim being arrested while bleeding to death.
- Sikh man accused of murdering university student in street using ceremonial dagger had an 'interest in antique Sikh weapons', court hears
A Sikh man is accused of murdering a university student in a street attack using a ceremonial dagger. The court heard that the accused had an interest in antique Sikh weapons.
- Sikh man accused of murdering university student with 8-inch ceremonial knife used racism as his 'trump card' to ensure police arrested his dying victim instead, court hears
A Sikh man is accused of murdering a university student with an 8-inch ceremonial knife, claiming he used racism as a tactic to ensure police arrested his dying victim instead, according to court testimony.
- Sikh man stabbed 18-year-old university student to death with an eight-inch ceremonial knife after claiming he'd been racially abused, court hears
A Sikh man stabbed an 18-year-old university student to death with a ceremonial knife after claiming racial abuse. The incident occurred and is being heard in court. The student was killed with an eight-inch knife.