Police chief apologises to Henry Nowak's family over handcuffing and arrest

Police chief apologises to Henry Nowak's family over handcuffing and arrestJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleLucy Manning,Special correspondentandDan SalesPolice chief apologises for Henry Nowak arrestThe chief constable of Hampshire police has apologised to the family of Henry Nowak for the student being handcuffed and arrested as he lay dying.Chief Constable Alexis Boon told the BBC he was "distressed" as others had been by the bodycam footage which showed the 18-year-old repeatedly telling officers that he had been stabbed and could not breathe.Police can be seen in the footage arresting the teenager after his murderer Vickrum Digwa had falsely claimed he had been racially abused by the victim.Asked what he would now say to the family, Boon told the BBC: "I'm so sorry you've had to go through this." He reiterated an apology on behalf of the force for the way in which Henry had been handcuffed and arrested.Digwa, 23, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years on Monday for the murder in December.However Boon, who heads Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, said he was not going to resign over the matter.He also said that he would not pre-judge the outcome of an Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation into the circumstances of the police response.One of the officers in the bodycam video has now left the force for an unrelated reason and three others are no longer on front-line duties, he confirmed."What was filmed there is a tragedy, an absolute tragedy. You can't help but be affected by it. It's very difficult to watch. I really feel for the family of Henry at this time," he said.PM accuses Farage of exploiting Nowak case and denies 'two-tier policing' claimAfter the sentencing on Monday, Mark Nowak said the family would carry their grief "every single day for the rest of their lives."He said that it was "unbearable" to see how his son had b...