A police officer involved in the Henry Nowak case has resigned after harrowing footage of the 18-year-old’s arrest was released last night.
Hampshire & the Isle of Wight Police confirmed three other police officers involved in the teenager’s arrest remain in place.
“Three of the officers are still serving, one officer has resigned,” a spokesman for the force said.
“As the IOPC has confirmed, they are all being treated as witnesses, so not subject to any current restrictions.”
Nowak, who was a finance student at the University of Southampton, tragically died after being stabbed with a 21cm knife on the way home from a night out on December 3 last year.
Officers who arrived at the scene came under fire after bodycam footage showed them dismissing the suggestion he had been stabbed.
Vickrum Digwa, 23, who was sentenced to life this week, lied to police by claiming he had been the victim of a racist attack.
After officers arrived at the scene, Nowak repeatedly said: “I have been stabbed.”
However, one officer was heard replying: “I don’t think you have, mate.”
Nowak, who died just over an hour later, was read his rights and told he was being placed under arrest.
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