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UK Police Face Scrutiny Over Handcuffing of Deceased Student

UK Police Face Scrutiny Over Handcuffing of Deceased Student

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British police faced a national backlash on June 2 after an 18‑year‑old student was handcuffed while dying from stab wounds, following the murderer’s false claim of a racist attack. The killer, Vickrum Digwa, a 23‑year‑old Sikh, was sentenced to life in prison after lying to police about the assault. Body‑cam footage shows the victim saying, "I’ve been stabbed" and "I can’t breathe," while an officer dismisses him.

Nigel Farage
Reform UK
1. We should respond to this with pure cold rage.
2. The fear of being called racist was greater than dealing with Henry Nowak's murder.
3. We're living in a two-tier culture... where the rights and privileges of white people matter less than those of ethnic minorities.
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Labour Party
1. The conduct ⁠of the police when you look at it at the scene is shocking.
Shabana Mahmood
Labour Party
1. We must condemn those who seek personal political profit from tragedy.
2. There can be no justification for hijacking this tragedy to stir up violence and disorder. Those responsible can expect to face the full force of the law.
Nick Tenconi
UK Independence Party
1. The arresting officers believed persecuting him [Nowak] was more important than saving him because he was white.
Donna Jones
Independent Office for Police Conduct
1. The details of the police response raises serious concerns about police impartiality, fairness and judgement.
Tommy Robinson
English Defence League
1. As white people we are treated like second-rate citizens by our own government. White privilege? Does Henry look like he has white privilege when he was on the floor?
2. I heard someone say this wasn't about race, this is about race. Even after they found out he [Digwa] had stabbed him five times, they still didn't handcuff him. A white boy who done nothing was handcuffed, a murderer in possession of a knife who stabbed someone five times isn't.
3. If Henry wasn't white, he wouldn't have been handcuffed.
Mark Nowak
1. We do not want his death to be used to create further division, hatred or tension. We want his story to help make our streets safer for everyone.
Rone Christian
1. I stand with Henry's family. I just can't imagine if something like that happened to my son. I don't think the situation in the country is pretty and I question how any government can fix it.

UK Police Face Scrutiny Over Handcuffing of Deceased Student

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