UK police face protests after handcuffing murdered student (opens in new tab)

British ministers appealed for calm after a Southampton protest over the police handling of Henry Nowak’s murder escalated into clashes. Nowak, an 18-year-old University of Southampton student, was handcuffed by officers after being stabbed in December 2025. Vickrum Digwa, 23, who is Sikh, was sentenced on Monday to life in prison with a minimum term of 21 years for killing Nowak; police body-camera footage released after the sentencing showed officers initially treating Nowak as a suspect af...