Vickrum Digwa Sentenced for Murder of Henry Nowak After Police Handcuffed Stabbing Victim Who Said 'I've Been Stabbed'

Vickrum Digwa was sentenced for the murder of Henry Nowak. Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Southampton Central Police Station and chanted "I can't breathe," according to BBC News reporting on coverage in the i Paper. Henry Nowak's family issued a plea for calm.

A police officer involved in the arrest quit after bodycam footage emerged. " Bodycam footage still shows Henry Nowak being handcuffed shortly before he died.

Politicians blame DEI guidelines for the death of Henry Nowak at the hands of a Sikh killer. Police forces are facing pressure to move away from positive discrimination policies. Police chiefs will review controversial guidance on treating ethnic minorities differently.

Calls have been made for police to be prosecuted over a 'two-tier' approach. Nigel Farage said "white lives matter just as much as black lives" following the murder of Henry Nowak. He said an accusation of a racial slur was taken more seriously than an act of murder.

He said anti-white prejudice has been allowed to fester. Kemi Badenoch expressed fury at Nigel Farage over his comment. She said the murder of Nowak must be a turning point. She said the crime is a 'seminal moment' in the fight against racism.

She said the incident needs to be seen as a Stephen Lawrence moment in the way race allegations can affect policing. She said we need to stop the idea that racism is something that happens only to ethnic minorities, perpetrated by white people. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood called for calm.

She promised answers to the Nowak family. She warned that inflammatory commentary is making a dreadful situation even worse. Politicians and community leaders called for calm amid fears that the populist right are using the murder of Henry Nowak by a Sikh man to whip up racist resentment.

Anger over the case was stoked further by Nigel Farage. The prime minister, the chancellor and the foreign secretary use the disappearing messages function on WhatsApp. The US is considering deploying nuclear capabilities to more Nato European states.