The murder of a British teenager has left a family grieving and triggered unrest in the UK. Now it has also become a flashpoint in growing tensions between the White House and Downing Street, as US Vice President JD Vance blamed the student’s death on the “the mass invasion of migrants”.
Downing Street hit back, calling out “people trying to interfere in our democracy and seeking to stir up division on our streets”.
Henry Nowak, 18, died after being stabbed by Vickrum Digwa, 23, in Southampton in December. Mr Nowak had repeatedly told police officers that he had been stabbed and could not breathe, but was arrested after Digwa falsely claimed Mr Nowak had racially abused him.
Protests broke out in Southampton earlier this week, as Reform leader Nigel Farage called for “pure cold rage” over the incident and accused officers of “two-tier” policing. Eleven people have been charged with violent disorder.
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