JD Vance demands 'righteous anger' for Henry Nowak's murder as he takes swipe at 'self-hating' Keir Starmer

By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT Published: 19:12, 5 June 2026 | Updated: 19:28, 5 June 2026 Vice President JD Vance has torched 'European elites' and their support for an 'invasion of migrants' which he blames for the murder of British teen Henry Nowak. Nowak, 18, was stabbed to death in December by Vickrum Digwa, 23, a Sikh man armed with a ceremonial blade. Digwa lied to police that he had been the victim of a racist attack by Nowak. Recently released police body camera footage shows Nowak being handcuffed as he pleads for medical attention and cries out to officers that he's been stabbed. 'I don't think you have, mate,' one of the officers tells the teenager.  When police finally realized their mistake and began administering medical treatment, it was too late.  Vance wrote on X Friday: 'Henry Nowak died the same way a civilization dies: abandoned, handcuffed by authorities who neither trusted nor cared for him, and accused of hate crimes he did not commit.' 'He should still be alive today, and he would be if the last few generations of European elites had stood their ground against the politics of self-hatred and the mass invasion of migrants, many of whom despise the West and the people who love it,' he added. Vance wrote that the only response to such an incident 'is righteous anger,' adding that nobody 'should ever die the way that Henry Nowak died.'  Vice President JD Vance penned a scathing statement slamming 'European elites' and 'the mass invasion of migrants' for the horrific death of UK teen Henry Nowak, who was stabbed before being handcuffed by authorities - later leading to his passing  Henry Nowak, 18, who was murdered by Vickrum Digwa, 23. The State Department slammed the UK's 'two-tiered policing system' in a statement released on Thursday Body camera footage from the scene shows police handcuffing Mr Nowak as he bled out Vance's comments echo those of Reform UK Party leader Nigel Farage, who demanded that people should respond to the footage with 'pure, cold rage.'  UK Prime Minster Keir Starmer quickly condemned Farage's comments, saying that he was 'shocked' by the rhetoric.   'A grieving family have asked us not to respond in the way that the leader of Reform has responded,' Starmer said. 'His [Farage's] response has been to appeal for rage. Rage – that's his response to a father who's lost his son and asked for that not to happen.'  'Exploiting this tragedy to create grievance and division would be wrong in any circumstances. But to do it when the family are expressly saying "please don't" is unforgivable. It shows exactly who he is,' said the PM.  Vance's full-throated condemnation comes after the Trump administration broke its silence on the horrific case that has has sparked uproar in the UK with thousands of protesters taking to the streets.  The State Department said in a statement: 'Ideological conditioning and two-tiered policing are glaring symptoms of civilizational decline. They must be rejected across the West.' 'The United States sends our condolences to the family of Henry Nowak and the people of the United Kingdom at this troubling time.' Vickrum Digwa was sentenced to life in prison on June 1, 2026, over the killing of Henry Nowak The ceremonial Sikh knife used on Henry by Digwa Nowak with his father, who gave a statement outside court after Digwa's sentencing The stomach-churning body camera footage shows Nowak pleading with authorities to help him, stating nine times he could not breathe and four times that he had been stabbed.  Starmer has repeatedly denounced anyone speaking out about the tragedy, including UK lawmakers and even Elon Musk.  The PM has accused Musk of 'trying to whip up division' in Britain over the murder.  Musk has repeatedly posted about the tragedy in the past week.  'Send the video to everyone you know showing how heinously Nowak was treated by the police in his dying moments and how the police cravenly kowtowed to his murderer,' Musk wrote on Tuesday.  'Legacy mainstream media, same ones who wrote about George Floyd millions of times, are dead silent about Nowak.' Conservative figures in the UK argue that the murder is proof that police in Britain treat white people and ethnic minorities differently. Vance's and the State Department's statements, citing the country's 'two-tiered policing,' falls in line with those domestic criticisms.  The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. 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