An independent review is to be carried out into the murder of Henry Nowak, the 18-year-old who died after being arrested in Southampton.
In June, Vickrum Digwa, 23, was convicted of stabbing the student to death in December last year and sentenced to life in prison.
The case sparked uproar across the country when it emerged police had arrested and handcuffed Henry, after Digwa falsely claimed to be the victim of a racist attack.
When Henry told officers he had been stabbed, one said: ‘I don’t think you have, mate.’
More than a dozen people were arrested following an anti-police protest that erupted into violence shortly after the verdict.
Digwa’s mother Kiran Kaur was sentenced to three years in prison after she was convicted of assisting an offender by removing the knife he had used.
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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood told MPs in the House of Commons this afternoon that an independent review was to be carried out into Henry’s death.
It will be led by Alex Chalk, the former Conservative justice secretary who lost his seat at the 2024 general election.
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Mahmood said the review would investigate what was known about Digwa ahead of the murder, including ‘any missed opportunities to intervene’, as well as how the Nowak family was treated by the criminal justice system.
It may also look into the actions of the police when an ongoing investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct comes to an end, she added.
The Home Secretary said an initial report will be submitted to her within five months.
She said: ‘We must get to the truth of what happened before, during and after that awful night, and we must do everything in our power to ensure no family suffers the same fate.
‘We owe that to Henry and to all who loved him. They deserve answers, and this review will provide them.’
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