- New evidence from a police body-worn camera transcript reveals that officers took approximately eight minutes to discover Henry Nowak's stab wound after arresting him, despite his repeated claims of being stabbed.
- Mr Nowak, an 18-year-old finance student, was arrested in Southampton in December last year after Vickrum Digwa, who had stabbed him, falsely accused him of racial abuse.
- The transcript details an officer's initial dismissal of Mr Nowak's pleas, stating, 'You've been stabbed? Whereabouts? Don't think you have, mate,' before the wound was eventually found after Mr Nowak became unconscious and CPR began.
- Hampshire Constabulary's temporary Deputy Chief Constable Robert France has apologised for the officers' actions, acknowledging they were 'lied to' and unaware of the injury, expressing regret for Mr Nowak being handcuffed before losing consciousness.
- Vickrum Digwa, 23, was subsequently jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years for Mr Nowak's murder, while the Independent Office for Police Conduct and a jury inquest are investigating the police response to the incident.
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