Sir Keir Starmer has said he “felt sick” watching police handcuff student Henry Nowak as he lay dying. The 18-year-old was handcuffed as he lay dying after being fatally stabbed by Vickrum Digwa in Southampton in December 2025. Digwa, 23, told police that he had been the victim of a racist attack. In body-worn video, Mr Nowak repeats “I’ve been stabbed” and then “I can’t breathe” while he is made to sit up to be handcuffed. He was told he was being arrested for assault. An officer asks: “You’ve been stabbed, whereabouts?” before adding: “Don’t think you have, mate.” The prime minister said the footage was “harrowing”, adding: “I have to say, as a father of a 17-year-old boy, I felt sick watching it.”

Henry Nowak, 18, died from multiple stab wounds in a brutal attack after a night out. His killer, Vickrum Digwa, falsely claimed he was a victim of a racist attack

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: Henry Nowak begged officers to call an ambulance after being stabbed by Vickrum Digwa, 23, who carried out the murder in Southampton city centre.

The chilling footage shows Mr Nowak lying on the floor as he is handcuffed by officers

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Sir Keir Starmer said ‘it is right’ that the police watchdog is investigating officers’ response to the stabbing.

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Chilling bodycam footage shows Henry Nowak telling police officers, "I've been stabbed" while being handcuffed. The 18-year-old student was handcuffed as he lay dying after being…

Vickrum Digwa, 23, was jailed for life to serve a minimum of 21 years for stabbing Henry Nowak with a knife, which he carried as part of his Sikh religion

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British police faced a backlash on Tuesday over the case of an 18-year-old student who was handcuffed as he lay dying from stab wounds after his killer falsely alleged a racist…

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SOUTHAMPTON, UK: Body camera footage of a dying student who was handcuffed by British police after being stabbed by a Sikh man and falsely accused of racially abusing his murderer…

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Henry Nowak was murdered by Vickrum Digwa, who fatally stabbed him with an 8-inch blade he claimed he carried as part of his Sikh faith.

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Sir Keir Starmer has said he “felt sick” watching police handcuff student Henry Nowak as he lay dying. The 18-year-old was handcuffed as he lay dying after being fatally stabbed…

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The fatal stabbing of a British teenage who was handcuffed despite telling offices that he was wounded has sparked a debate about policing and race.