Police watchdog considers whether ‘race or religion’ played role in officers’ decision to handcuff teenager as he lay dying Daily Telegraph 01/07/26 Henry Nowak, 18, was stabbed to death in December last year Two police officers who arrested Henry Nowak before his death are being investigated for gross misconduct. The university student was handcuffed by police as he lay dying from stab wounds while Vickrum Digwa, his Sikh killer, was treated as a victim of racist abuse. The 18-year-old pleaded with the officers, telling them he had been stabbed, to which one of them replied: “Don’t think you have, mate.” The police watchdog said on Wednesday that this officer and another who had initially attended the scene were both under investigation for gross misconduct. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it had expanded its investigation following discussions with Nowak’s family, who had made formal complaints against Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary. As well as ...