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Starmer ‘felt sick’ watching police bodycam footage in Henry Nowak murder case

Undated handout file photo originally issued on 07/12/25 by Hampshire Police of Henry Nowak. Sikh man Vickrum Digwa has been jailed at Southampton Crown Court for life with a minimum term of 21 years for the murder of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak. Digwa stabbed Henry to death with a Sikh kirpan ceremonial knife five times in the incident in Belmont Road, Southampton, on December 3 2025. Issue date: Monday June 01, 2026. - (PA Media)

Sir Keir Starmer has said he “felt sick” watching footage of police handcuffing student Henry Nowak as he lay dying, and that there are “serious questions” to answer about the case.

The Prime Minister said there needs to be an examination into how “accusations of racism” informed the police’s decision-making in the case.

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