Henry Nowak…….an absolute tragedy.

It tortures me that the last words that poor lad heard came from the police, no doubt shouting false accusations, and not being able to reply because he was dying.
Can't imagine how his family are coping with this image.

Twaddle - I think it is quite obvious why eazybea wasn't impressed by the statement.......
It was there was no expression of concern for the victim.

Did you not read what she wrote????

Why aren't you impressed by the statement, eazybee? It's probably true that Sikhs have been targeted. They certainly have on social media, although a number of posters are a little confused and want to deport all Muslims . It wasn't too long ago that a Sikh girl was sexually abused because the attacker thought she was a Muslim.

I am appalled by the thought of the murderer standing by, knowing he had stabbed Nowak and that he was fighting for his life, and saying nothing.

Not too impressed by this statement issued by a leading figure in the UK Sikh federation, who told the BBC the community has been "demonised" after a university student was killed by a Sikh man using a religious knife. Dabinderjit Singh claimed the Sikh community had seen a "huge increase in hate crime" since the trial.

Given the political environment, that rhetoric has made Sikhs really think 'why are we being targeted, said Singh.
Because this could happen to any community - an individual could break the law and murder someone but you wouldn't demonise that entire community
After the trial, the UK Sikh Federation wrote to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood calling for anti-Sikh hate crimes to be recorded in a similar way to those against Jews .and Muslims.
From the BBC website. If it included an expression of concern about the victim it wasn't published.

Maremia

Why is Stephen Yaxley Lennon butting in?
Who was it he was found guilty of assaulting?

Because he thinks he's more important than the law.

Sago

If it is correct they have resigned and I stress this has only been rumoured then they can still be prosecuted, resignation does not offer immunity from criminal charges.

Yes, they can (and should) be prosecuted if they did anything wrong. The public still doesn't know exactly what happened, which is why the speculation on social media (fanned by TR) is outrageous.

Thankfully!
Anyway, I suspect we may never find out the true facts of the case.

If it is correct they have resigned and I stress this has only been rumoured then they can still be prosecuted, resignation does not offer immunity from criminal charges.

Why is Stephen Yaxley Lennon butting in?
Who was it he was found guilty of assaulting?

I would have thought they may have been suspended until such time as the facts are known.

I read (maybe misinformation) that they were all inexperienced officers.

MissAdventure

I did read somewhere about resignations connected to this case, but well, who knows.

For some reason this has really upset me; the thought of having people around, and nobody to at least try to comfort the poor chap.

I've also read that they've resigned.

I hope they haven't been intimidated by this character. Their identity is none of his business.

I did read somewhere about resignations connected to this case, but well, who knows.

For some reason this has really upset me; the thought of having people around, and nobody to at least try to comfort the poor chap.

MissAdventure

I've gleaned a little bit of (mis?)information from floating around online, regarding the whole incident.
I can't imagine what a terrible burden this is for Henry's family.

Yes, it is possibly misinformation!

Interesting how the Police have only stated the officers are being treated as witnesses, nothing to say if they are still on active duty/suspended etc.

I've gleaned a little bit of (mis?)information from floating around online, regarding the whole incident.
I can't imagine what a terrible burden this is for Henry's family.

MissAdventure

Let's hope he gets the sentence he so richly deserves.

I really hope so.

The mother, brother and Police are culpable too, they all have blood on their hands.

Rumours are circulating about the three officers that detained him, I think after sentencing we may all know a bit more.

Let's hope he gets the sentence he so richly deserves.

The murderer is being sentenced today.

The murderer raised racism when he lied to the police and in court when he stated he was the victim of a racist attack. The police immediately handcuffed a fatally injured, innocent young man.

Thankfully everything had been recorded on mobile phone and played in court so there’s no disputing what happened.

Twaddle

Maybe I don't have anything better to do with my time. I assume that was meant as a personal insult, but I won't be reporting you

Please don’t accuse me of making things up as it’s here for all to see. You accused me of making a personal attack upon you. I did no such thing.
However. I don’t intend to have a back and forth with you and won’t be reporting you for your insult to me as I don’t indulge in such petty behaviour.
Enjoy your evening.

Apologies sike of the post appeared twice.

If the main issue was the Police handling, then why wasn't it mentioned in the OP, before ethnicity came into it?

This murder is tragic, but I really feel these Police Officers are at fault. because of their inaction, handcufing, and not believing him when he said he could not breathe. His last moments should have been more comfortable.
The murderers Mother is a disgrace, she lied and tried to hide the ceremonial weapon. I hope she does some jail time.
The Sikh hierarchy have quite rightly condemned it. If anything comes from this tragic death, I hope its they are banned from carrying these weapons ceremonial or not.
The Police should also be accountable too.



because of their inaction, handcufing, and not believing he was stabbed but they should have made better desitions and even when Henry Novac did die, his last moments should have been more comfortable.
The murderers Mother is a disgrace, she lied and tried to hide the ceremonial weapon. I hope she does some jail time.
The Sikh hierarchy have quite rightly condemned it. If anything comes from this tragic death, I hope its they are banned from carrying these weapons ceremonial or not.
The Police should also be accountable too.

Twaddle - I think you are looking for racism on this post where none exists. The majority of posters are just concerned about the police handling of this case and what could appear to be a case of two tier policing

twaddle

Does anybody know how the police were informed? I was puzzled to read that the murderer's mother reached the scene before the police and was wondering how she managed that.

Rather than calling an ambulance or police immediately though, Digwa filmed Henry as he sat on the floor. His mother then came and removed the knife he had used from the scene.

His brother made the 999 call and didn't mention anything about knives or stabbing. Just said his brother was being racially abused.

All this information is easily found. Not necessarily on X either.

Maybe look for yourself to find information