OPINION - Did Henry Nowak die while the police were too busy obsessing about race?

Melanie McDonagh — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:37:53 GMT

Even after two days of rancorous debate about Henry Nowak’s death, it’s still instructive, for those of a strong stomach, to read the court proceedings that ended with the conviction of Vickrum Digwa for his murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak in Southampton. One element was the footage that Henry took on his phone of the encounter that ended his life. He was going home from an evening with friends from the Southampton University football team at a nightclub when he encountered Digwa, who had been with his brother as he was finishing a Deliveroo shift.

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OPINION - Did Henry Nowak die while the police were too busy obsessing about race?