Student's Murder Prompts Independent Review over 'Missed Opportunities'
The review will examine police actions and missed opportunities after body-worn video showed officers handcuffing Henry Nowak as he lay dying.
- On Monday, October 26, 2026, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced an independent review led by former Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk into the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak, citing serious questions about police conduct.
- Vickrum Digwa murdered Nowak on December 3, 2025, after falsely claiming the student racially abused him, prompting police to handcuff the dying teenager while an officer dismissed his pleas for help.
- Chalk's inquiry will investigate missed opportunities to intervene and the Nowak family's experience of the justice system, while the Independent Office for Police Conduct investigates two officers for potential gross misconduct.
- The case sparked widespread allegations of 'two-tier policing,' while public anger persists over the upcoming early release of Kiran Kaur, who was jailed for removing the murder weapon from the scene.
- Mahmood expects an initial report within five months, vowing to 'get to the truth' and ensure answers for the Nowak family, while aiming to prevent similar tragedies in the future.
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An independent investigation is being launched into the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak, who was attacked with a knife.
Nowak was stabbed five times last year while on his way home from a city trip with his friends.
THE MINISTER OF INTERIOR has announced an independent investigation into the murder of student Henry Nowak and the actions of the police who handcuffed him as he lay dying. The investigation will examine all the circumstances of the case.
Nowak family says it hopes review will 'finally uncover the full truth and deliver the accountability and meaningful change we have fought so hard for'
Review into Murder of Henry Nowak to Examine if Racism Fears Played Part in Police Conduct
An independent review into Henry Nowak’s murder announced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will investigate whether police failed to act on his Sikh killer's obsession with religious knives over racism fears.
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