Police Body-Camera Footage Exposes Grave Error in Fatal Southampton Stabbing

Hampshire Police body-camera footage released this week shows officers incorrectly identifying who attacked whom in a deadly stabbing. Vikrum Digwa, 23, fatally stabbed university student Henry Nowak, 18, in December 2025 with a ceremonial kirpan—a curved blade used in Sikh practice. Digwa convinced police he was the victim of a racist attack. The mix-up sparked protests and violence. Police are now investigating how they reversed victim and perpetrator roles.