UK: 6 more charged after violent protest over stabbing death
Key takeaways
- A total of 11 people have now been charged with violent disorder following the stabbing of a student.
- Nowak, 18, died in December after being stabbed with a ceremonial Sikh dagger by 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa, himself a Sikh, in the southern English city of Southampton.
- Digwa falsely told police that he had been the victim of a racist assault by Nowak, who officers initially handcuffed and treated as a suspect before noticing his injury and trying to resuscitate him.
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A total of 11 people have now been charged with violent disorder following the stabbing of a student. UK Prime Minister Starmer has criticized right-wing politicians such as the US Vice President for exploiting the case.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Ex IQPrime Minister Keir Starmer has criticized right-wing politicians such as the US Vice President for exploiting the case.Image: Isabel Infantes/REUTERSAdvertisement British police said on Saturday that six more people have been charged with violent disorder at a protest over the fatal stabbing of university student Henry Nowak.
Nowak, 18, died in December after being stabbed with a ceremonial Sikh dagger by 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa, himself a Sikh, in the southern English city of Southampton.