# Henry Nowak’s family say 18-year-old ‘would have hated’ riots and accuse some politicians of playing a ‘game’ with his murder

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/henry-nowaks-family-say-18-year-old-would-have-hated-riots-and-accuse-some-politicians-of-playing-a-game-with-his-murder/
- Published: 2026-11-03T08:28:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T09:43:22+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16261395/Henry-Nowak-family-hated-riots-politicians-playing-game-murder.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Henry Nowak’s family reject the riots that followed his murder.
- They say politicians used his death to advance political arguments.
- They want answers about police conduct and the events that night.

## Summary

Henry Nowak’s family say he would have opposed the riots that followed his murder and accuse some politicians of using his death to promote wider arguments. Speaking in an ITV documentary, they said they want answers about how he was treated by police, while keeping the case separate from party politics.

Nowak, 18, was fatally stabbed in Southampton last December by Vickrum Digwa, who falsely accused him of racial abuse and claimed self-defence. Body-camera footage showed Nowak handcuffed as he lay dying and telling an officer he had been stabbed; Digwa was jailed for at least 21 years in June. The footage preceded violent protests, while a police watchdog later said it found no grounds to investigate officers for misconduct or criminal conduct.

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