Two UK police officers face misconduct probe in Henry Nowak murder case
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IOPC says it is investigating whether race or religion impacted any of the officers’ actions.
Two United Kingdom police officers who handcuffed a stabbing victim as he lay dying are being investigated for potential gross misconduct, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) says.
Henry Nowak, 18, was fatally stabbed in Southampton, England, in December by Vickrum Digwa, a British Sikh, who then lied to police at the scene, falsely claiming he had been the victim of a racist attack.
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Officers accepted Digwa’s account and treated Nowak as a suspect rather than a victim. Police body-camera footage showed Nowak’s pleas of being unable to breathe going unanswered.
The footage of the incident prompted protests, political debate and questions about how police treat different ethnic groups after Digwa was sentenced last month to life in prison with a minimum term of 21 years.
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