Hampshire Police have released bodycam footage showing their officers dragging Henry Nowak across a gravel driveway and refusing to listen to his pleas for an ambulance as they wrongfully arrested him based on a false allegation of racism made by his Sikh murderer.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Police have released bodycam footage showing their wrongful arrest of Henry Nowak, a white teenager who had been repeatedly stabbed by Sikh 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa, moments before he died. The footage, demanded by Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage and others, shows officers immediately believing his murderer’s allegations of racism and putting him in handcuffs, while dismissing his pleas that he had been stabbed with the words “I don’t think you have, mate.” 📰 DETAIL: The video shows Nowak lying in a gravel driveway, repeatedly telling officers he had been stabbed and could not breathe and asking for an ambulance. Showing no care for his health despite his obvious medical distress, officers drag him by his legs, yank him upright, and finally tip him on his side and pull his arms behind his back to handcuff him, possibly hastening his death. 🎯 IMPACT: The release of the footage will intensify criticism of the police for their mistreatment of Nowak based on an unsubstantiated allegation of racism that was ultimately proven false in court. Nowak’s father, Mark, noted in a statement following Digwa’s sentencing on Monday that, unlike Nowak, the Sikh was never placed in handcuffs, even after he was arrested for murder and taken to the police station, and was actually taken to the kitchens in order to pick out a meal while he was there. 💬 KEY QUOTE: “You’ve been stabbed, wherabouts? I don’t think you have, mate.” – Police officer at the scene |
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