‘I’m an ex copper - police treatment of Henry Nowak disgusts me'

‘I’m an ex copper - police treatment of Henry Nowak disgusts me'EXCLUSIVE: A former officer has expressed his fury at the bodycam footage of Henry's arrest Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Adam Toms 18:00, Wed, Jun 3, 2026 Henry Nowak was murdered in Southampton last year (Image: PA)A former copper has said he is “disgusted” by the police’s treatment of Henry Nowak. The 18-year-old was murdered last year in Southampton by Vickrum Digwa, 23, who lied to officers, claiming that Nowak had subjected him to a racist attack. The killer had in fact stabbed his victim multiple times. Police bodycam footage showed Henry telling Hampshire Police officers, who handcuffed him, that he could not breathe, and had been stabbed. An officer can be heard telling him: “I don’t think you have, mate.” window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) The teenager had stab wounds to his legs, as well as a fatal wound to his heart from a 21cm blade. Now, Robert Hindley, 52, who served as an officer in Manchester for 17 years before retiring after being dragged along by a car after responding to a road traffic collision, has vented his fury at the video of Henry’s arrest. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. Y...