Over the past 24 hours, there has been a lot of social commentary regarding the murder of young Southampton student, Henry Nowak. This has become more than a criminal case. It has become a symbol of a growing public unease about the state of British policing.
For readers unfamiliar with the case, the basic facts are deeply disturbing. Teenager, Henry Nowak, was attacked and stabbed by a British Sikh man, Vickrum Digwa. Yet Digwa lied to the police, telling them Nowak attacked him and racially abused him. Digwa has since been convicted of murder.
Following his conviction, the police body-worn camera footage has been released and that’s what’s caused the outrage. The footage shows police officers placing handcuffs on the dying victim while treating the attacker, Vickrum Digwa, with courtesy and respect.
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