- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced an independent review into the murder of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak, to be led by former lord chancellor Alex Chalk KC.
- Vickrum Digwa, 23, was jailed for life with a minimum of 21 years for stabbing Nowak to death in Southampton on 3 December 2025.
- The killing sparked widespread outrage after police bodycam footage revealed Nowak was handcuffed as he lay dying, after Digwa falsely accused him of racial abuse.
- Digwa's mother, Kiran Kaur, received a three-year prison sentence for assisting an offender by removing the knife used in the attack.
- The Chalk review will examine missed opportunities regarding Digwa, the family's justice system experience, and police conduct following an IOPC investigation.
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