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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Margaret Davis

Police officers called to Henry Nowak murder face gross misconduct investigation

Henry Nowak, 18, who was handcuffed as he lay dying from stab wounds. (Family handout/PA) - (PA Media)

Two police officers called to the scene of Henry Nowak’s murder are under investigation for potential gross misconduct after they failed to give him immediate first aid and instead handcuffed him as he lay dying.

The 18-year-old told officers he could not breathe and that he had been stabbed after being attacked in Southampton on December 3 last year, but officers from Hampshire Constabulary ignored his pleas and failed to realise he was mortally injured.

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