Eighteen-year-old Henry Nowak suffered five stab wounds on 3 December 2025 while walking home from a night out in Southampton. Although Nowak repeatedly informed responding officers that he had been stabbed, body-worn camera footage captured an officer dismissing his pleas following false claims made by his attacker. His killer, Vickrum Digwa, received a life sentence with a minimum term of 21 years, while his mother was imprisoned for removing the knife. An independent review led by former lord chancellor Alex Chalk will now scrutinise potential missed opportunities to intervene against the killer and evaluate how authorities treated the Nowak family.
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Authorities took 24 hours to formally identify Henry Nowak's body and contact his relativ…: Authorities took 24 hours to formally identify Henry Nowak's body and contact his relatives following the fatal stabbing.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has commissioned an independent review into the murder to…: Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has commissioned an independent review into the murder to be led by former lord chancellor Alex Chalk.
The official inquiry will investigate whether complaints regarding the attacker's violent…: The official inquiry will investigate whether complaints regarding the attacker's violent history were missed alongside assessing the police response to Nowak's family.
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Nowak family say police footage deepened trauma
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The family of Henry Nowak have said the trauma of learning he had been murdered was made worse by watching police footage of officers handcuffing him as he lay dying.
They told ITV their "world has changed twice", first when they were told he had died, and again when they watched the body-worn camera video.
His killer, Vickrum Digwa, falsely told police Henry had racially abused him, and officers handcuffed the student as he repeatedly said he had been stabbed.
His father Mark, stepmother Katie, mother Lucy and sister Olivia were speaking to ITV for the documentary Dear Henry: Our Fight For Justice.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced an independent review into the murder, led by former lord chancellor Alex Chalk, which will look at "any missed opportunities to intervene".
Henry, 18, was stabbed five times as he walked home from a night out with friends from his football team in Southampton on 3 December 2025.
Digwa, 23, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years.
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