Sickening bodycam footage that British cops handcuffing a dying student who had been stabbed with a ceremonial Sikh knife has shocked the United Kingdom Tuesday \u2014 and the case kicked off massive protests. <\/p>\n
Henry Nowak was seen bleeding out, pleading with the cops for help, but the officers read him his rights \u2014 after his attacker falsely accused the white victim of racism.<\/p>\n
Nowak, 18, repeatedly told police officers \u201cI can\u2019t breathe,\u201d after being stabbed with an 8-inch blade in an unprovoked attack in Southampton, England, according to authorities.<\/p>\n
His killer, 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa, falsely claimed that Nowak had racially abused him, with cops taking the murderer\u2019s side when they arrived.<\/p>\n
Critics, including Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, claimed the cops\u2019 actions were driven by woke policies \u2014 and the fear of being accused of racism \u2014 rather than administering justice.<\/p>\n
Henry Nowak repeatedly told police officers \u201cI can\u2019t breathe\u201d after being stabbed with an 8-inch blade in an unprovoked attack in Southampton, southern England. Hampshire Police<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been stabbed,\u201d Nowak pleads with officers as they put him in handcuffs, to which a heartless cop replies, \u201cI don\u2019t think you have, mate,\u201d according to bodycam footage released by the police with permission from his family.<\/p>\n
Nowak bled out after Digwa stabbed him five times in his legs and in his heart in a cowardly attack following a night out on Dec. 3, 2025.<\/p>\n
Digwa, who said he carried the blade because of his Sikh faith, was sentenced to a minimum of 21 years to life in prison at Southampton Crown Court on Monday.<\/p>\n
The sentence allowed the details of the horrific attack to become public in the UK. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe fear of being called racist was greater than dealing with Henry Nowak\u2019s murder,\u201d Farage said in an incidiary statement. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe should respond to this with pure cold rage. Britain\u2019s historic way of life is being thrown away.\u201d<\/p>\n
The case is yet another major blow to unpopular left-wing Prime Minister Keir Starmer\u2019s government. Starmer said he \u201cfelt sick\u201d seeing the video, but accused Farage of \u201cwhipping up division.\u201d<\/p>\n
But Tuesday night a crowd of protesters outside the Southampton police station, some of whom shouted \u201cI can\u2019t breathe,\u201d gave way to violent protests. <\/p>\n
Rioters threw bottles, flares, rocks and garbage cans at riot police.<\/p>\n
Nowak\u2019s family has called for calm \u2014 even as they lambasted their son\u2019s killer and the police response to his attack.<\/p>\n
The case raised racial tensions in the English community after large surges in both the foreign-born population and the non-white population over the last decade.<\/p>\n
The Asian population \u2014 including people of Indian and Pakistani origin \u2014 has grown to 5.5 million, increasing nearly two percentage points.<\/p>\n
The mother of the killer, Kiran Kaur, hid the knife for her son and was found guilty of assisting an offender and is due to be sentenced in July.<\/p>\n
Police handcuff Henry Nowak as he lies on the ground after being stabbed. Hampshire&IOW Constabulary \/SWNS<\/p>\n
At the scene of the stabbing, cops took the side of Vickrum Digwa \u2014 who lied, saying the victim had racially abused him before the fatal attack. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n
A picture of the bloodstained blade was shared by authorities.<\/p>\n
Practising Sikhs are legally allowed to carry a small, curved blade, known as a kirpan, close to their body, under current British law.<\/p>\n
Digwa had a kirpan under his clothing, but the knife he used to murder Nowak was much bigger and worn in a sheath over his clothes, according to authorities.<\/p>\n
His family issued a statement on Tuesday, saying they were \u201cdeeply sorry for the pain and suffering\u201d the killing had brought to Nowak\u2019s family.<\/p>\n
Protesters gather outside Southampton Police Station after Tommy Robinson organized a demonstration against \u201cTwo Tier Policing.\u201d Harry Murray\/Story Picture Agency\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n
Violent clashes erupt between protesters and police as they gather outside Southampton Police Station. Toby Shepheard\/Story Picture Agency\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n
A protester throws an object at police during the \u201cTwo Tier Policing\u201d demonstration. Toby Shepheard\/Story Picture Agency\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n
\u201cWe would give anything to turn back time so the path of both Henry and Vickrum never crossed that night. We cannot change what has happened, we just hope that no further pain is caused in its name,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n
Digwa\u2019s family also apologized to the Sikh community for bringing them \u201cinto disrepute.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nowak\u2019s parents slammed the \u201cinhumane and degrading\u201d treatment the college freshman received at the hands of police, who have since apologized.<\/p>\n
In sentencing, Judge William Mousley said Digwa had \u201cstirred up racial tension in Southampton and across the country which has made many Sikhs worried about their safety.\u201d<\/p>\n
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he \u201cfelt sick\u201d watching the bodycam footage and said that there are \u201cserious questions for the police to answer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, the force responsible for the case, has referred itself to the British police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).<\/p>\n
\u201cWe acknowledge that this case has raised questions about the actions of the attending officers, and we are aware that a few minutes of police body-worn footage has been issued by the force following the conclusion of criminal proceedings,\u201d IOPC director Derrick Campbell told BBC News.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAs part of our ongoing investigation, we are reviewing a large amount of police body-worn footage, which we need to consider in context with other evidence we have obtained, including reviewing material presented during the murder trial, as we establish the full circumstances,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The officers who were called to the murder scene are still being treated as witnesses and are yet to be publicly identified.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sickening bodycam footage that British cops handcuffing a dying student who had been stabbed with a ceremonial Sikh…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":618244,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[309,59,57,58,50,288,51003,56,54,55,231],"class_list":["post-618243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-england","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-police","tag-stabbings","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=618243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/618244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=618243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=618243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=618243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}