Far-right politicians claim U.K. teen's murder shows "two-tier policing"

World U.K. teen Henry Nowak's murder fuels protests as far-right politicians claim response shows "two-tier policing" By Holly Williams Holly Williams Senior Foreign Correspondent Holly Williams is a CBS News senior foreign correspondent based in the network's CBS London bureau. Williams joined CBS News in July 2012, and has more than 25 years of experience covering major news events and international conflicts across Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Read Full Bio Holly Williams June 3, 2026 / 7:35 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google London — Hundreds of protesters clashed with law enforcement in southern England on Tuesday — angry over the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak and the way he was treated by police.Right wing activists joined the protest, including Tommy Robinson, a British anti-immigration campaigner with multiple criminal convictions.Nowak, a university student, was stabbed five times by Vickrum Digwa last December after an argument in the city of Southampton. Digwa was convicted of murder last week and sentenced to life in prison.Police body-cam video shows officers handcuffing Nowak as he lay dying. He can be heard telling them that he had been stabbed, but they didn't believe him, and continued forcing him into handcuffs as he pleaded that he was unable to breathe.Digwa claimed he was the victim of racist abuse that led to the deadly encounter, though the court determined that he had lied about that.Nowak's father called his son's treatment by police inhumane and degrading. "With his final words, he told them that he could not breathe. He told them he had been stabbed," said the bereaved father. "In fact, Henry told the officer that he could not breathe nine times."British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said there were serious questions for the police to answer."I have seen the body cam footage. It's harrowing," he said. "And I have to say, as the father of a 17 year-old boy, I felt sick." Protesters stand facing police offi...