Newly-released video shows moment Henry Nowak’s Sikh killer repeatedly lies to police telling them his dying victim was ‘racist, drunk and hadn’t been stabbed’ – as cop tells him, ‘I know mate’

Newly released body camera footage today reveals a repeat of the lies Henry Nowak’s Sikh killer told police as the student lay dying on the ground.

Vickrum Digwa falsely accused Henry of being a racist, calling him a “p*ssy” and accusing him of being a drunk attacker; Paramedics performed CPR on him a few meters away.

The police officer at the scene repeatedly calls him ‘mate’ and, after he is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, says: ‘I’m not saying you did anything.’

Digwa says once again: ‘But I was racially attacked’. The officer replied: ‘I know, man, I know.’

Amid the ongoing debate over ‘two tiers of justice’ in Britain, previously unseen video shows Digwa was never handcuffed despite being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

In contrast, Mr Nowak was held on the ground as he bled to death and repeatedly said: ‘I can’t breathe.’

The footage also shows Digwa’s hair neatly tied up on top of her head when paramedics arrived.

But when police descended on the scene, he was walking around supporting Henry’s completely fabricated claims that he had torn off his turban.

Digwa also mounts Henry’s wounds in bins, rather than having Henry stab him with the ceremonial Sikh sword at least six times.

He also told a police officer that he had been stabbed; but he was told, ‘Don’t think like that, my friend.’

The video confirms that Digwa was treated differently to Henry by Hampshire police, which they described as “intolerable”.

In the footage, Digwa’s hair can be seen neatly tied up, but when the police arrived, Digwa quickly dragged her hair down, accusing Henry of tearing her turban.

But police officers pinned the mortally wounded Henry to the ground and handcuffed him, and he gasped, “I’ve been stabbed.”

It took police eight minutes to find the stab wound that killed Henry Nowak, and it was revealed this week.

The 18-year-old bled to death last December after being handcuffed by police officers who believed allegations that Sikh murderer Vickrum Digwa, 23, racially abused him.

Body camera footage that led to riots in Southampton shows police officers initially ignoring the dying teenager as he said he had been stabbed, with a male officer telling him: “I don’t think you did that, mate.”

Following intense public criticism of the police response, Hampshire Police released the transcript of the entire recording. This reveals the moment officers realized Henry wasn’t breathing, leading to frantic efforts to save him.

The transcript begins with Henry lying on a gravel road with his hands cuffed behind his back. Meanwhile, the police had been at the scene for about three minutes and called an ambulance.

‘I’m not sure he’s breathing,’ the male officer says, before checking Henry’s pulse and confirming, ‘He’s not breathing.’

He then removes the handcuffs while his female colleague tells the paramedics to bring a defibrillator.

Two officers begin to move Henry, accidentally hitting his head against the wall, then take turns performing chest compressions while telling the teenager to ‘stay with us’.

Henry was arrested on a Southampton street last December after being attacked.

Paramedics on the phone give officers CPR advice and tell them to ‘don’t push, don’t push, don’t push.’ Ambulance crews arrive, but officers continue to provide CPR until paramedics are ready to intervene.

As they begin to cut Henry’s clothes from his chest, the officers are horrified and increasingly panicked when they see blood coming from his nose.

After all of Henry’s clothes are cut off, the extent of his wounds becomes even more apparent.

‘Was he stabbed there?’ the male police officer asks before saying he ‘stepped on something’ [swear word] stab wound’

When a paramedic rushes to them, the male police officer explains that they ‘discovered a stab wound’ on Henry’s chest.

Approximately nine minutes after the police arrived at the scene, the report ended at 23.46 on December 3, 2025, with the intervention of paramedics.

Transcript obtained by BBCIt comes amid an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) into how officers responded to Henry’s stabbing.

During Digwa’s sentencing, Judge William Mousley KC said: ‘The genuine shock experienced by a police officer who realized he was performing CPR on Henry, who had a serious chest wound, shows that he was doing the best he could in a very difficult situation.’

He also said officers were presented with a ‘convincing but completely false narrative’ of the incident.

Vickrum Digwa sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 21 years for murder

Police apologized to Henry’s family but told the court the pathologist had made it clear there was “nothing officers could have done that day to save Henry” as the fatal wound caused ‘extensive’ internal bleeding.

Teenager’s treatment sparks new allegations of ‘two-tiered policing’; Critics have argued that police officers did not believe Mr. Nowak when he said he was stabbed because he was white.

Current National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) guidance emphasizes the need to ‘not treat everyone the same or be colour-blind’.

Greater Manchester’s anti-woke Chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson has called for a ‘rereview’ of the guidance to rebut accusations that police officers treat people unfairly.

He said: ‘Fairness is not about engaging in the language of activism and social engineering.

‘This is what brought us into conflict with the perception of reality. ‘I certainly understand how this came about and I’m certainly concerned about our handling of this issue.’

Referring to the NPCC guidelines, Sir Stephen said: ‘In some contexts we have adopted the language of activism.

‘This is something we need to revisit, renew and make sure that everything we produce has the impact of doubling down on our impartiality.’

Digwa was sentenced to at least 21 years in prison for stabbing Mr Nowak with a 21cm ceremonial knife, which he claimed he carried as part of his Sikh religion.

Henry’s treatment led to accusations of ‘two-tiered’ policing

He was previously investigated by police on suspicion of stealing ceremonial knives from a Sikh temple in Southampton in 2023, but no further action was taken.

His comments came after Henry’s family, who met with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, said they wanted a return to ‘common sense policing’.

Meanwhile, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch criticized police for replacing “thinking” with box ticking.

Speaking earlier this month, he said officers were juggling ‘race action plans, political pressure and activist expectations’ and criticized the force’s senior leaders who ‘allowed these ill-advised frameworks to prevail’.

Ms Badenoch said: ‘Just like Stephen’s (Lawrence’s) shocking murder in 1993, Henry’s death at the hands of an attacker who lied about allegations of racism should be a turning point.’