Eighteen-year-old Henry Nowak died after being stabbed and handcuffed by British police
Henry Nowak, 18, was stabbed by a Sikh man who falsely accused him of racial abuse. Bodycam footage showed police handcuffing him while he repeatedly said, 'I can't breathe,' before dying. Protests erupted in the UK over the police response, and far-right figures claimed white British people are treated as second-class citizens by police, despite a 2024 government report showing black people were
Eighteen-year-old Henry Nowak was stabbed and died after being handcuffed by British police. He was attacked by a Sikh man who falsely accused him of racial abuse. Bodycam footage showed police handcuffing Henry Nowak after he was stabbed and said he could not breathe before dying. Protests erupted in the UK over the police handling of the case. Far-right figures claimed white British people are treated as second-class citizens by police, despite a 2024 UK government report showing black people were 2.2 times more likely to be arrested than white people. According to abc_au, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer watched bodycam footage of Henry Nowak being handcuffed while dying from stab wounds, and his killer falsely alleged a racist attack. According to france24, Starmer called the footage 'harrowing' and said there would be an investigation into police conduct. According to bluesky, an officer resigned amid investigations into the emergency response and police decision-making. According to timesofisrael, two people were arrested and 11 officers were injured in clashes related to the case, and the UK government criticized protesters for 'hijacking' the death of Henry Nowak.
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