JD Vance blames ‘mass invasion’ of migrants for Henry Nowak’s death
Vance linked the killing to mass migration and two-tier policing, while Downing Street said the family does not want the case to fuel division.
- Downing Street strongly condemned comments by U.S. Vice President JD Vance, criticizing outside figures for "trying to interfere in our democracy and seeking to stir up division on our streets."
- Vance ignited a major diplomatic row by blaming a "mass invasion of migrants" for the tragic stabbing death of 18-year-old British student Henry Nowak, claiming on X that Nowak would still be alive if Europe had stood its ground.
- The murder has fueled massive local and international tension despite both the victim and his killer being British citizens, as the 23-year-old convict, Vickrum Digwa, is a British-born Sikh man who was sentenced to life in prison this week.
- The incident sparked violent riots in Southampton on Tuesday after body-worn camera footage revealed responding police officers mistakenly handcuffed a dying Nowak and ignored his pleas because Digwa falsely claimed he was the victim of a racist assault.
- Vance’s post follows a broader wave of U.S. political intervention, including a U.S. State Department post condemning "two-tiered policing" as a sign of civilizational decline and previous critical commentary from tech billionaire Elon Musk.
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The government of Keir Starmer has been forced to defend itself against a double front: the ultra-right British has shaken the streets, protesting the stabbing death on 23 December last of young 18-year-old Henry Nowak in Southampton, at the hands of 23-year-old Vickrum Diwa, a man of Sikh religion. And at the same time, the US administration of Donald Trump has again interfered in the affairs of the United Kingdom with accusatory messages on so…
JD Vance blames UK student murder on ‘mass invasion of migrants’
U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Friday waded into a British dispute that has erupted over the murder of a student, blaming his death on what he said was civilizational decline and the failure to stop the “mass invasion of migrants”. Last year, Henry Nowak, an 18-year-old white man, was handcuffed by police as he lay dying from stab wounds after his killer falsely alleged a racist attack. The killer, a Sikh man, was sentenced on Monday to life in…
US Vice President JD Vance on Friday criticised British authorities' handling of the murder of white student Henry Nowak by 23-year-old Sikh Vickrum Digwa. Vance said it was an example of the collapse of civilisation due to an invasion by immigrants. London has responded sharply to the criticism.
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