Police are monitoring the potential for disorder sparked by the death of Henry Nowak, whose murder by a man falsely accusing him of a racist attack has led to calls for protest from the British far-right.
Mr Nowak, 18, was fatally stabbed in Southampton in December after a chance meeting with Vickrum Digwa, 23.
Handing Digwa a life sentence on Monday, Judge William Mousley KC said he had used a “large Sikh dagger” to murder Mr Nowak, but then sought to cover up the crime by lying to police officers at the scene.
Mr Nowak had repeatedly told the officers he had been stabbed and could not breathe, but he was arrested after Digwa falsely claimed he had been racially abused by Mr Nowak.
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