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The merciless mistreatment of Henry Nowak
Spiked On-Line ^ | 2 June 2026 | Brendan O’Neill

Posted on 06/02/2026 6:48:31 PM PDT by Rummyfan

For me, the most chilling thing in the bodycam footage of Henry Nowak’s last moments of life is the cops’ cruel presumption that he is lying. As he writhes in terror and agony and cries out ‘I’ve been stabbed!’, a voice in the background – presumably that of the lowlife who murdered him, Vickrum Digwa – says: ‘He hasn’t been stabbed.’ A female officer responds. ‘I know’, she says. ‘But we have to check, don’t we?’

I know. It is delivered with dry, bureaucratic indifference. Henry is heard moaning, begging, ‘I can’t breathe’, yet here is a representative of the state seeming to agree with his knife-wielding tormentor that he is making it up. That cold, cavalier utterance – I know – will have cemented dying Henry’s great dread: that the police were taking the side of his killer rather than him. As his young, precious life came to an end, he heard himself being disbelieved, distrusted, icily written off as a fabulist. His murderer, meanwhile, was afforded respect. The state blindly bowed to his filthy lies.

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1 posted on 06/02/2026 6:48:31 PM PDT by Rummyfan
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To: Rummyfan

Repeating:
By what law do police arrive on the scene of a disturbance and without witnessing anything, arrest one person based upon the unsubstantiated claims of another? It’s not even, “We’ll have to take you down the police station to give us a sworn statement”. No, its a cop playing judge based upon whomever he/she wants to believe, and it happens all the time, particularly in domestic disputes.


2 posted on 06/02/2026 6:51:56 PM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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To: Dr. Franklin

The UK is kinda different in how they approach ‘law’ these days. Especially when dealing with their ‘protected classes’.


3 posted on 06/02/2026 7:07:42 PM PDT by curious7
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To: Rummyfan

The demonic Leftists and their sacred minorities.


4 posted on 06/02/2026 7:19:37 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.)
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To: Dr. Franklin

Agreed
A Cold, Evil cloud has engulfed a Large segment of the world against
Western Civilization.


5 posted on 06/02/2026 7:20:51 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (Good SCIENCE is Not Faith BUT Curiosity. )
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Following the death of 18-year-old Henry Nowak in Southampton, the police officers who handcuffed him while he was dying are currently under independent investigation and have been treated as witnesses rather than subjects of a criminal investigation as of early June 2026. -—— The Independent

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating the actions of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight officers, specifically focusing on their decision to use handcuffs and the delay in providing medical care.——— The Independent

As of late May/early June 2026, the officers involved were being treated as witnesses in the ongoing investigation into the incident.——— The Independent

One officer, unrelated to the direct handling of the student but misidentified online, was forced to relocate due to death threats, police said. Hampshire Police officially apologised for the fact that the student was handcuffed and arrested, saying they regret the incident.

According to a statement from the Deputy Chief Constable, officers removed the handcuffs and began first aid within minutes of realizing the severity of the situation.

The suspect, Vickrum Digwa, who told police a “wicked lie” that he was the victim of a racial attack while he actually stabbed the student, was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 21 years on June 1, 2026. —— BBC


6 posted on 06/02/2026 7:32:57 PM PDT by Liz (Winston Churchill: “Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.”)
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To: Liz

“Hampshire Police officially apologised for the fact that the student was handcuffed and arrested, saying they regret the incident.”

That’s mighty white of ‘em.


7 posted on 06/02/2026 7:35:51 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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The innocent Brit Nowak was stabbed by the lying Sikh Digwa five times,
including twice in his legs, once in the face and a fatal wound to the chest.

Rather than calling an ambulance, the self-satisfied killer Sikh filmed the dying boy.

Digwa gave the knife to his mother, found by police
at their home along with more than 20 other weapons.

The mother was found guilty of aiding and abetting. Now Digwa’s
brother and father are also charged with concealing weapons.


8 posted on 06/02/2026 7:39:49 PM PDT by Liz (Winston Churchill: “Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.”)
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It wasn’t just Vickrum’s actions.
<><>Mom hid the knife.
<><>Brother called the police and lied,
<><>they advanced the lie saying Henry had “racially abused” them.

The family knew that Henry had been stabbed and covered up for the killer. They are ALL accessories to a murder. His family is complicit, they should be charged with manslaughter.

As did the police who let him die in their custody.


9 posted on 06/02/2026 7:41:10 PM PDT by Liz (Winston Churchill: “Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.”)
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To: Rummyfan

I only saw a small low quality version of the video but it looked to me like he was being handled roughly, pulled here and there, and all I could think of was, what does that do to stab wounds.


10 posted on 06/02/2026 7:43:58 PM PDT by ansel12
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To: Liz; Jeff Chandler

Absolutely yes.

Mr. Chandler was right when he said: „The demonic leftists and their sacred minorities“ - though I would even go further and call the latter „unholy minorities“. That seems even more accurate to me…


11 posted on 06/02/2026 7:45:30 PM PDT by Menes (May Charlie Kirk‘s memory be a blessing. Amen.)
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To: Rummyfan

Charge EVERY cop at the scene with NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE or they’ll be a bloody civil war.


12 posted on 06/02/2026 7:49:00 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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To: Liz
The Brit Bobbies have become Fahrenheit 451 They actually help migrants and Asians commit crimes against white native Brits

This has been going on for a long time

Back in the mid 2000s, a 15 year old girl was being gang raped by a Pakistani grooming gang..

The girls parents found out and were banging on the door to apartment where the 15 year old girl was being raped.

The police came by and arrested the parents

13 posted on 06/02/2026 7:55:20 PM PDT by rdcbn1 (..when poets buy guns, tourist season is over................Walter R. Mead)
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FTA——most chilling is watching Henry Nowak’s last moments of life
<><>the stupidity of cops’ cruel presumption that he is lying.
<><>Nowak writhes in terror and agony and cries out ‘I’ve been stabbed!’,
<><>a voice – that of the Sikh lowlife who murdered him? says: ‘He hasn’t been stabbed.’
<><>An idiot female officer responds. ‘I know. But we have to check, don’t we?’


14 posted on 06/02/2026 7:58:27 PM PDT by Liz (Winston Churchill: “Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.”)
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To: Liz

Yes. An indescribable horror.

May the officers be brought to justice, as the Digwa family, an utter disgrace to the Sikh community.


15 posted on 06/02/2026 8:02:58 PM PDT by Menes (May Charlie Kirk‘s memory be a blessing. Amen.)
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To: rdcbn1

Cop malfeasance is ongoing...........earlier, a 15 year old girl was being gang raped by a
Pakistani gang. The girls parents went banging on the door where the girl was being raped.

The police arrived..............and “arrested” the parents.


An outrage.


16 posted on 06/02/2026 8:04:15 PM PDT by Liz (Winston Churchill: “Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.”)
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To: Liz

Such a sad needless death of a young man by an immigrant who falsely cries racism. Anti-white hatred is a fact of life in Great Britain.
Anti white hatred came to America thanks to Barack Hussein Obama. He referred to his white Grandmother as a “typical white woman”. The glorification of drugged up George Floyd and Black Lives Matter was overt racism.


17 posted on 06/02/2026 8:13:23 PM PDT by Yolanda (Jussie Smollett hoax )
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To: Liz

Such a sad needless death of a young man by an immigrant who falsely cries racism. Anti-white hatred is a fact of life in Great Britain.
Anti white hatred came to America thanks to Barack Hussein Obama. He referred to his white Grandmother as a “typical white woman”. The glorification of drugged up George Floyd and Black Lives Matter was overt racism.


18 posted on 06/02/2026 8:13:40 PM PDT by Yolanda (Jussie Smollett hoax )
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To: Liz; rdcbn1

A scandal!

To me, it’s heartbreaking to behold how the poison of neomarxism, arguably the most destructive ideology in history, has been able to infect even those nations which were VICTORIOUS.
If this had happened in one of the defeated nations, maybe it would have been understandable to some degree - but THIS?

God help us all🙏🏻


19 posted on 06/02/2026 8:19:41 PM PDT by Menes (May Charlie Kirk‘s memory be a blessing. Amen.)
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To: Menes

It may be too late for the UK but there’s still hope for us. Obviously, we cannot repeat their mistakes (like we did during the Biden Administration).


20 posted on 06/02/2026 8:24:30 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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