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Newly released body-worn footage lays bare the lies told by killer Vickrum Digwa as his victim Henry Nowak lay bleeding on the floor.
Digwa, 23, fatally stabbed the 18-year-old finance student in December last year after falsely claiming Mr Nowak had racially abused him. He was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years on June 1 for the murder.
The footage, first obtained by the BBC, shows Digwa claiming Mr Nowak had pulled off his turban before repeatedly telling officers he had been racially attacked.
In the video, Digwa also claims Mr Nowak was “stumbling” and “obviously drunk” before pretending to be oblivious to his wounds.
It also appears to back up previous claims that Digwa was never handcuffed, while Mr Nowak was.
Giving evidence, Digwa told the court that Mr Nowak, who he described as drunk, had racially abused him, before punching him and knocking his turban off.
He said that he had stabbed Mr Nowak to the back of his legs in self-defence after Mr Nowak had threatened him and grabbed him by the hair, but said he had not realised at the time he had caused the fatal stab wound to his chest.
But the prosecution said that Digwa had told a “wicked lie” to police who attended the scene, by telling them that he had been the victim of a racist attack.
The footage is marked as beginning at 11:47pm, as medics arrived and took over CPR attempts from police. Digwa tells police Mr Nowak “pushed my turban off my head” and “started grabbing my uncut hair” and says he is a Sikh.
He then claims Mr Nowak began “dragging me around”, which he tells officers triggered an “altercation”.
Later in the video he complains about flashing police lights in his eyes. When officers ask him how Mr Nowak sustained his wound, he replies: “What wound, sorry?”.
He is later arrested for attempted murder and responds: “What? What do you mean attempted murder, why am I being arrested?”.
The officer tells him: “You’ve got your side of the story mate, we don’t know what has gone on here, okay? So we need to find out, okay?”
Mr Nowak’s treatment during his death sparked unrest across the UK as police were injured and bottles thrown during the protests.
Speaking outside court, Henry’s father Mark Nowak, supported by his family, said: “We want to use Henry’s heart-breaking story to make change for the better.
“We do not want his death to be used to create further division, hatred or tension. We want his story to help make our streets safer for everyone.”
Following the case, temporary deputy chief constable Robert France, of Hampshire Constabulary, apologised on behalf of the officers, but said they were “lied to” and would have been unaware of Mr Nowak’s injury, which he said would not have been obvious.
He said: “This is an absolutely tragic case, and my sympathies are absolutely with Henry’s family, his friends, and his loved ones.
“I want to apologise, I want to say that I am sorry that Henry couldn’t be saved that night. I’m sorry that he was handcuffed and arrested in the moments before he lost consciousness.”
The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating Hampshire Police’s response in Mr Nowak’s case.
The jury inquest into his death next year at Winchester Coroner’s Court will also look at whether any “act or omission by a police officer” caused or contributed to his death.
