Protests Clash With Police After UK Teen's Murder And Body-Cam Outrage
On Tuesday, June 2, 2026, hundreds of protesters clashed with riot police in Southampton near the site where 18-year-old Henry Nowak was killed amid outrage over police body-cam footage.[1]
Body-camera footage shows officers handcuffing Nowak as he lay dying, with Nowak telling them nine times that he could not breathe and that he had been stabbed.[1] Vickrum Digwa was convicted of murder last week and given a life sentence for stabbing Nowak five times in December 2025.[1] Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood both publicly criticized the footage and backed an Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation.[1]
Nowak was stabbed five times in December 2025.[1] The video, released after the trial, has intensified debate over police treatment of suspects and prompted protests that boiled over on Tuesday.[1]
Far-right politician Nigel Farage called the case evidence of "two-tier policing" and urged "pure cold rage." CBS News Mahmood warned that such rhetoric and online misinformation are fueling threats against officers and urged restraint while the Independent Office for Police Conduct probes the incident.[1]
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- On Tuesday, June 2, 2026, hundreds of protesters in Southampton clashed with riot police near the scene of Henry Nowak’s killing.
- Henry Nowak, 18, was stabbed five times by Vickrum Digwa in December 2025; Digwa was convicted of murder last week and given a life sentence.
- Police body-cam footage shows officers handcuffing Nowak as he lay dying, with Nowak telling them nine times that he could not breathe and that he had been stabbed.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood both publicly criticized the incident and backed an Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation.
- Far-right politician Nigel Farage labeled the case evidence of "two-tier policing" and called for "pure cold rage," while Mahmood warned such rhetoric and online misinformation were fueling threats against officers.
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