Teenage Stabbing Victim Died After Being Handcuffed by Police Over Racism Allegation

Teenage Stabbing Victim Died After Being Handcuffed by Police Over Racism Allegation


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The teenage victim of a stabbing died after officers arriving at the scene handcuffed him based on the alleged knifeman’s claim that he’d been the victim of a racist remark, a court has heard.

Anglo-Polish heritage university undergraduate Henry Nowak was stabbed to death after a night out with friends by 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa, a court has heard.

Digwa stands accused of murder and of carrying a knife in a public place, while his mother,53-year-old Kiran Kaur is accused of assisting an offender.

The court heard that while Nowak had been drinking that evening while out socialising with friends from his football team, his blood alcohol level was low enough that he would have been legal to drive a car. While walking home he is said to have encountered Digwa in the street, and the two exchanged words.

A video Nowak recorded of the interaction on his mobile phone of

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