The case: Henry Nowak, 18, was stabbed by Vickrum Digwa, 23, in December 2025, after the two men had a brief interaction in Southampton, a city in southern England. 

Mr. Digwa, who is Sikh and stabbed Mr. Nowak with a religious knife he was carrying, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum term of 21 years, on Monday 01.06.2026.

I wrote about this in one of my blogs last year on which I received just 1,833* replies which ranged from very emotional up to very aggressive. I did not make any further comments as I was hoping that an official investigation will take place on what hasn't happened. 

Make no mistake, all changed on Monday 01.06.2026 when the police body camera footage released after the sentencing showed Mr. Nowak lying on the ground, saying “I can’t breathe” and telling officers repeatedly that he had been stabbed. One police officer can be heard saying, “I don’t think you have, mate.” 

The Independent Office for Police Conduit, which examines reports of police wrongdoings confirmed that they are investigating the police officer's actions. 

The case has been increasingly politicized online, with the right-wing populist lawmaker pratt Nigel Farage claiming the police’s initial response was evidence of “anti-white prejudice.” He encouraged his social media followers on Tuesday to “respond with pure cold rage.” 

Not suprisingly, as usual Elon Musk has posted multiple times in recent weeks about the case showing yet again that he has and he will be interfering with British politics. All went out of hands with huge demonstration in Southampton and a fight between demonstrators and police where 11 police officers were injured. 

At Mr. Digwa’s sentencing, Judge William Mousley said that Mr. Nowak was “a much loved, kind, hard-working and ambitious young man.” He described how the college student had passed Mr. Digwa by chance as he was walking home from a night out on Dec. 3. The judge said that Mr. Nowak had “perhaps cheekily made a comment,” asking if Mr. Digwa was “a bad man” — probably in response to seeing Mr. Digwa’s knife — while recording on his phone.

Mr. Digwa moved toward Mr. Nowak, said “I am a bad man” and grabbed his phone. The judge said that what happened next was unclear, but suggested there may have been a “physical struggle” as Mr. Nowak tried to retrieve his phone. It was possible, the judge said, that Mr. Digwa’s turban “may have been knocked, pulled or, potentially, punched off” his head. Mr. Digwa then drew his knife and stabbed Mr. Nowak.

The judge said that while it was a strict religious requirement for Sikhs to carry a knife, called a kirpan, at all times, Mr. Digwa had chosen to wear a second, larger dagger that was fully visible, unlike the small knives usually worn around the neck.

Pratt Mr. Farage, the leader of the Reform U.K. party, claimed in a video statement on Tuesday that the actions of the police showed that Britain had a “two-tiered culture” in which “the rights and privileges of white people matter less than those of ethnic minorities.” Mr. Farage likened the footage of Mr. Nowak to the video of the killing of George Floyd, whose death in the U.S. in 2020 ignited outrage internationally and propelled the Black Lives Matter movement. “What does he say? ‘I can’t breathe.’ Familiar words? Remember career criminal George Floyd, who died in appalling circumstances in Midwest America,” Mr. Farage said. He complained that fewer British politicians had condemned the police’s treatment of Mr. Nowak than had spoken out over George Floyd. All this and more were on "Good Morning Britain" live.

This morning finally, SKY News TV presenter and broadcaster Ali Fortescue told audience in plain English what really happened same as I did on 5 December 2025. Ms Fortescue also made comments about Mr Farage's speech and comments he made.

Dear Ali, I totally agree with you, you know that I like your honesty and fight for justice and correctness everywhere doesn't matter for what and where. Thank you again that you have the backbone and moxie to tell all openly and publicly doesn't matter on possible consequences. You know that you are not alone.

I am watching you back always, it is a very pleasure and proud duty of mine. 

Icing on cake was comment from our PM Keir Starmer on PMQ today, when he gave Mr Farage a very proper answer on his question to PM. In response, the PM dismissed claims of two-tier policing before reminding Farage about Nowak’s family’s calls for his death not to be used to create hatred and division.

"His response has been to appeal for rage. That’s his response to a father who lost his son and asked for this not to happen... it shows exactly who he is". Thank you PM!

*Just 1,833 replies received last year after blog posted was a very unusual low number, surprise for me as normally there are hundred thousand replies average per blog, however, all this demonstration and rest now showing that people are still passionate and they want justice. Same as has happened 3 weeks ago when rapist walked free without prison, where yet again outrage made government take action.