UK police under fire over handcuffing of dying student

Graphic content / This screen grab from bodycam video taken on December 3, 2025 and released by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary to AFP on June 2, 2026 shows 18-year-old student Henry Nowak being handcuffed by police before his death, following a false claim of racial abuse, in Southampton, south England. UK police released footage of a dying student falsely accused of racially abusing a British Sikh man, prompting far-right leader Nigel Farage on June 2, 2026 to attack diversity policies in policing.. Credit: AFP

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