The family of Vickrum Digwa has been accused of adding insult to injury after issuing a statement asking that Henry Nowak’s murder not be used to cause “further pain,” despite fierce public anger over the way the 18-year-old was stabbed, falsely accused, handcuffed and left dying in the street.

Vickrum Digwa was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 21 years on Monday after stabbing 18-year-old Henry Nowak multiple times in Southampton. According to the account provided, Henry was stabbed five times, including twice in the back of the legs, once in the face and once fatally in the chest.

The case has caused national outrage not only because of the killing itself, but the wider context. After the stabbing, Digwa’s brother phoned police and claimed that “some White guy” had racially insulted his brother. Henry had not done so, a court ruled. Instead, Digwa had used a ceremonial knife to stab him repeatedly.

Police then arrested Henry purely on the basis of the report of racial assault against him. Bodycam footage released by the Crown Prosecution Service after the sentencing showed Henry lying motionless on the ground while being arrested on suspicion of assault.He told officers he had been stabbed and could not breathe.

🇬🇧 The distressing bodycam footage of Henry Nowak's final minutes has been released by the Crown Prosecution Service.Henry was stabbed by Vickrum Digwa, with an 8-inch blade he said he carried as part of his Sikh faith, while walking home alone in December last year in…pic.twitter.com/mIM1BgGdkj

“I don’t think you have, mate,”one officer replied.

Against that background, the Digwa family’s statement has been met with disbelief. The statement said, “The loss of a young life is a grief that no family should ever have to carry. We are deeply sorry for the pain and suffering the Nowak family has had to endure.”

“We love Vickrum. We will continue to love him. That love does not stand in opposition to the sorrow we feel for the Nowak family. Both are real, and both will remain with us for the rest of our lives.”

But the line that has drawn particular anger came later, when the family said: “We would give anything to turn back time so the path of both Henry and Vickrum never crossed that night. We cannot change what has happened; we just hope that no further pain is caused in its name.”

Rather than calling an ambulance, Digwa filmed Henry.The murder weapon was given to his mother, and police later found it at the family home along with more than 20 other weapons. His mother is due to be sentenced for removing the murder weapon from the crime scene.

Source: ZeroHedge News