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Police chief apologises to Henry Nowak's family over handcuffing and arrest
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- Lucy Manning,Special correspondentand Dan Sales Police chief apologises for Henry Nowak arrest.
- Chief Constable Alexis Boon told the BBC he was "distressed" as others had been by the bodycam footage which showed the 18-year-old repeatedly telling officers that he had been stabbed and could not breathe.
- Police can be seen in the footage arresting the teenager after his murderer Vickrum Digwa had falsely claimed he had been racially abused by the victim.
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Lucy Manning,Special correspondentand Dan Sales Police chief apologises for Henry Nowak arrest. The chief constable of Hampshire police has apologised to the family of Henry Nowak for the student being handcuffed and arrested as he lay dying.
Chief Constable Alexis Boon told the BBC he was "distressed" as others had been by the bodycam footage which showed the 18-year-old repeatedly telling officers that he had been stabbed and could not breathe.
Police can be seen in the footage arresting the teenager after his murderer Vickrum Digwa had falsely claimed he had been racially abused by the victim.
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