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Racial furore erupts after video emerges of UK police handcuffing dying stab victim
Published: 4 June 2026 at 03:18 Europe/London
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A WARNING THAT THIS STORY MAY BE DISTRESSING FOR SOME LISTENERS Britain's interior minister has accused activists of hijacking a tragedy to stir up violence after the death of a teenager who was handcuffed as he lay dying - while his killer falsely claimed a racist attack. Nowak's death has triggered debates about policing and knife crime and has spurred claims by far-right activists and politicians that there is bias against white people in the justice system.
Britain's interior minister has accused activists of hijacking a tragedy to stir up violence after the death of a teenager who was handcuffed as he lay dying - while his killer falsely claimed a racist attack.
Nowak's death has triggered debates about policing and knife crime and has spurred claims by far-right activists and politicians that there is bias against white people in the justice system.
