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Tamsin Paternoster

Police officers in hiding and false images: Misinformation around Henry Nowak murder fuels anger

A wave of misinformation has erupted online following the sentencing of 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa, who was jailed for life on 1 June for killing 18-year-old university student Henry Nowak.

Nowak's killing, which happened in the southern English coastal city of Southampton in December 2025, has sparked an intense public debate about policing and knife laws in the United Kingdom.

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