DISTRESSING CONTENT Henry Nowak was dismissed by police as he lay dying in Southampton last year, with new footage showing the teen being told 'I'm sure you have mate' after he said he was stabbed08:53, 02 Jun 2026Updated 09:14, 02 Jun 2026Harrowing police body cam arrest footage of Henry Nowak released Sickening new footage has captured the moment Henry Nowak was handcuffed before being left for dead after he was stabbed by a man wielding a ceremonial Sikh dagger.‌Henry, 18, was murdered in Southampton in December last year by Vickrum Digwa, who stabbed his victim with an eight-inch blade he said he carried as part of his faith. Digwa had then told a "wicked" lie to responding police officers, claiming he had been racially abused by Mr Nowak, who Southampton Crown Court heard was handcuffed and dismissed by officers, and left to choke to death on his own blood.‌Digwa, 23, has since been convincted of his murder and sentenced to life in prison for a minimum of 21 years, with harrowing new video footage showing the moment dying Mr Nowak repeatedly told police "I can't breathe".‌The new footage, captured on a body camera by a Hampshire Police officer, starts with police arriving at the scene. Mr Nowak can be seen slumped against a house and being held upright by Digwa's father, Moga Singh, while his killer son claims to have been injured by Mr Nowak in a racially-aggravated act of violence in which his turban was knocked off.Southampton Crown Court was told that Digwa, who the video shows does not have his turban on as police arrived at the scene, likely took his own turban off beforehand. Digwa complains he has a "swollen eye and a little bruise", before Mr Nowak can be heard saying "I've been stabbed", to which an officer replies: "Lets get you out of here shall we?"‌The officer then begins shuffling the teen's body across the gravel of the property he was found on, while he says "I've been stabbed" again and complains he "can't breathe". After saying he was stabbed another time, one of the officers says: "You've been stabbed? Whereabouts?" The officer then adds: "I don't think you have mate."‌He is then handcuffed by the officer while continuing to say "I can't breathe", adding he has been stabbed in the face before he is laid on his side and read his rights. The court heard that, as he was being arrested, Mr Nowak was suffering from eight stab wounds inflicted by Digwa, who wielded a 21cm (eight inch) blade.Mr Nowak's father said following Digwa's sentencing that the 23-year-old was "solely and 100 percent responsible for the brutal murder of our son", but decried the "inhumane and degrading" treatment by police.Article continues belowHe said: "Henry should not have died on the streets of Southampton in police custody. The way he was treated was inhumane and degrading. His murderer, however, was afforded decency. He was believed. He was not handcuffed when arrested. He was not handcuffed when transported to the police station.“As far as we understand, he was never handcuffed at all. And, as Vickrum Digwa himself told the court, while under arrest for Henry’s murder, police even took him to the kitchen so he could choose his food. The contrast is unbearable."