Newscast – Why was Henry Nowak arrested by the police while he was dying?

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Today, the Prime Minister said, “I am sick” while watching the footage of the dead body of the student who was handcuffed to death. 18-year-old Southampton student Henry Nowak was handcuffed at the scene of the stabbing of 23-year-old Vikrum Digwa in 2025 after he lied to police about being the victim of a racist attack. Shabana Mahmoud described the killing as “an act of pure evil” and described body camera footage of officers handcuffing Nowak as “sad and tragic.” Adam and Joe are joined by BBC News Special Correspondent Lucy Manning to look into the details of the case. And, Peter Murrell, Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband, sat in court detailing the robbery. Murrell pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party over 12 years to buy various items including soap, motorhomes and…mug heaters? Adam and Jacob discussed. Now you can listen to Newscast on smart speaker. If you want to listen, say “Ask BBC Voice to play a news broadcast”. Works on most modern speakers. Join our Newscast online community here https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes are released daily. If you’re in the UK, for more BBC news and current affairs podcasts, listen to BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the BBC’s current political news. The presenter was Adam Fleming. Produced by Jack McClure with Anna Harris and Gabrielle Purcell-Davies. The social producer was James Westgate. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The news editor is Sam Bonham.

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