How it took the police eight minutes to find Henry Nowak’s fatal stab wound

The timing in the deposition indicates that it took police officers eight minutes to find the fatal stab wound to Henry’s chest after they arrived on the scene.

Efforts to save Henry’s life continued for another 51 minutes, until a helicopter-borne emergency physician finally recorded the 18-year-old’s time of death at 00:37 on December 4, 2025.

before Passing judgment on DigwaJudge William Mosley Casey said: “It was a real shock for a certain police officer to realize that he was giving Henry CPR when he suffered a serious chest wound and that he was doing the best he could in a very difficult situation.”

He also admitted that the police officers had given him a “plausible but completely false narrative” about the incident and hoped that he would be released from custody, saying that “sometimes a person is bound and handcuffed and pretends to be injured.”

Evidence was heard at Digwa’s trial about the severity of the chest wound that killed Henry.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said a pathologist told the court that “there was nothing the officers could have done that day to save Henry” because the fatal wound had caused “extensive” internal bleeding.

He has the power. He apologized to the family of Henry Novak For the treatment on the spot.

Referring to the officer’s body camera footage, Chief Constable Alexis Boone said: “What was filmed there, it’s absolutely tragic. You can’t help but be affected by it. It’s very hard to watch. I really feel for the family.”