Henry Nowak arrest footage raises 'serious questions for police', PM says
Key takeaways
- His killer Vickrum Digwa, 23, was jailed on Monday for life to serve a minimum of 21 years for stabbing Nowak with a 21cm (8in) blade he said he carried as part of his Sikh faith.
- Sir Keir said the question of "how accusations of racism informed decision making" must be addressed.
- Speaking to broadcasters, he said the bodycam footage was "really harrowing" and he'd "felt sick watching it".
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Jake Lapham The BBC has chosen to remove the sound in parts of this video due to its distressing content Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says there are "serious questions for police" following the release of bodycam vision showing how officers responded to the murder of teenager Henry Nowak.
His killer Vickrum Digwa, 23, was jailed on Monday for life to serve a minimum of 21 years for stabbing Nowak with a 21cm (8in) blade he said he carried as part of his Sikh faith.
Bodycam footage shows the 18-year-old Southampton university student being handcuffed and telling police "I can't breathe" after Digwa lied to officers at the scene of the stabbing, claiming he was the victim of a racist attack.