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<p>A British university student collapsed and died after police initially handcuffed him instead of the man accused of stabbing him, according to reports and court testimony.</p>
<p>Finance student Henry Nowak, 18, was stabbed with an eight-inch ceremonial Sikh “shastar” blade in London after an encounter with Vikrum Digwa, 23, who is on trial for murder. Digwa told police that Nowak was <span style="font-weight:400">a “drunken man” who “racially abused and attacked” him, <a href="https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15818111/Sikh-man-stabbed-18-year-old-university-student-death-eight-inch-ceremonial-knife-claiming-hed-racially-abused-court-hears.html?ns_mchannel=rss&;ns_campaign=1490&;ito=social-twitter_mailonline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Daily Mail.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Police initially handcuffed Nowak after the December 2023 incident. Shortly after, he collapsed, prompting officers to begin emergency first aid. Despite efforts to save him, including a doctor flown in by helicopter, </span><span style="font-weight:400">Nowak succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 12:37 am. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Digwa is now on trial alongside his mother, who is accused of assisting her son after Nowak’s stabbing. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Prosecutor Nicholas Lobbenberg rejected Digwa’s self-defense claim, telling jurors that “</span><span style="font-weight:400">Henry drowned in his own blood” after the knife pierced his lung. </span><span style="font-weight:400">He added that Digwa claimed he could not “recall exactly how the fatal wound came to be inflicted.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Much of the incident was captured on video by Nowak before he died and is now being used as evidence in court. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Nowak, who had been completing his first term studying accountancy and finance at Southampton University, had been out with friends before he was attacked. </span><span style="font-weight:400">On his way home, he recorded Snapchat videos shortly before crossing paths with Digwa.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">In one video shown in court, Digwa can allegedly be heard saying, “I am a bad man.” The footage abruptly cuts off when Nowak responds, “Are you a b….” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Nowak sustained four stab wounds, including the one that punctured his lung. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Police said after the fatal stabbing, Digwa’s mother, brother, and father arrived on the scene. Officers placed Digwa and his brother inside a police vehicle, where they said they overheard Digwa admit to the stabbing. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Luddenberg told jurors that Digwa “told his brother he stabbed Henry three times. He didn’t mention racism or self-defense.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Digwa’s defense argued that he carried the knife for religious reasons. The trial is still underway.</span></p>
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UK Teen Dies After Police Handcuff Victim Instead Of Sikh Stabbing Suspect
