UK Home Secretary Criticizes Police Who Handcuffed Victim After Killer Lied About Racist Attack
'People are rightly asking questions about how the situation was handled,' Shabana Mahmood said.
TL;DR
- British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood called footage of a dying 18-year-old student being handcuffed "disturbing and tragic."
- The student, Henry Nowak, was fatally stabbed in December 2025.
- His killer, Vickrum Digwa, was jailed for life after lying to police about the incident, falsely claiming he was a victim of a racist attack.
- Footage from a body-worn camera showed Nowak stating he had been stabbed and couldn't breathe, with an officer responding dismissively.
- Digwa is Sikh, and Nowak was white.