Newly released footage has revealed the repeated lies told by the man who fatally stabbed British 18-year-old Henry Nowak, with prosecutors and a judge later rejecting his account of what happened.Riots broke out in Southampton on England’s south coast, earlier this month after body-worn camera footage showing Mr Nowak lying critically injured while handcuffed sparked a tidal wave public anger. His killer, 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa, had falsely claimed he had been racially abused and assaulted.The new footage, obtained by the BBC following a request to Hampshire Police, captures Mr Digwa speaking with officers shortly after the fatal attack that took place last December.Mr Digwa was later sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 21 years after being convicted of Mr Nowak’s murder.In the newly released video, Mr Digwa repeatedly tells police he had been the victim of a racial attack and claimed he had acted in self-defence.He alleges Mr Nowak was “obviously drunk”, had “barged” into him, used a racial slur and called him a “bad man”.“I said ‘yeah I am a bad man’. He then started recording me,” Mr Digwa tells officers.“Obviously then I’ve just [inaudible] I pushed him. He’s then grabbed me, then started grabbing my turban, pulled my hair, started grabbing my hair, started punching me and all this sort of stuff.”However, Southampton Crown Court heard Henry’s blood alcohol level was low enough on the night of the attack to pass a roadside breath test.The court also rejected Mr Digwa’s claims that Mr Nowak had used racist language.During sentencing, Judge William Mousley KC said: “I am sure that Henry had said nothing racist. You are the only person to make that claim and it is completely at odds with his previous character.”The footage also reveals Mr Digwa never tells officers he had stabbed Mr Nowak multiple times.According to the BBC, officers initially did not believe Mr Nowak when he said he had been stabbed, with the fatal wound to his chest not discovered for eight minutes.‘The contrast is unbearable’“This is really important, OK. The time now is 11.55,” an officer says upon formally arresting Mr Digwa.Mr Digwa replies: “I’m tired.”The officer continues: “OK, it’s important mate, alright. At this time, I’m arresting you on suspicion of attempted murder OK?”Mr Digwa responds: “What?”The officer then cautions him before adding: “You’ve got your side of the story mate. We don’t know what’s gone on here, OK? So we need to find out. OK?”The footage ends before Mr Digwa is placed into a police vehicle.Hampshire Police has since confirmed he was never handcuffed during his arrest or throughout the four days he spent in custody before being charged.That confirmation supports claims previously made by Mr Nowak’s family following Mr Digwa’s sentencing.Henry’s father, Mark Nowak, has contrasted the treatment of his son with that of his killer.“He was never handcuffed at all and as Vickrum Digwa himself told the court, whilst under arrest for Henry’s murder, police even took him to the kitchen so he could choose his food.“The contrast is unbearable.”Earlier this month, he said his son’s treatment by police had been “inhumane and degrading”, while his killer had been treated with “decency”.Before sentencing Mr Digwa, Judge Mousley said Mr Nowak was a “much-loved, kind, hard-working and ambitious young man”.Addressing Mr Digwa directly, the judge said Mr Nowak had simply been “filming you” before “you… grabbed his phone, removing it from him”.“It would not be unreasonable to conclude that Henry would have wanted his phone back, believing it had been stolen from him or that he had been robbed. That may have led to a physical struggle between you and him.”He added Mr Nowak had been “defenceless”.Hampshire Police has apologised to the Nowak family over the way officers treated the 18-year-old at the scene.