Henry Nowak and the savagery of state wokeness
The case of Henry Nowak highlights the troubling consequences of state wokeness and the police's failure to act justly. Nowak, a Polish-Briton, was fatally stabbed during an altercation, but instead of receiving help, he was handcuffed by police who believed the assailant's false claims. This incident raises serious questions about the influence of political correctness on law enforcement and societal values.
- ▪Henry Nowak was stabbed five times during an altercation in Southampton and later died from his injuries.
- ▪The police arrested Nowak instead of providing assistance, believing the false claims made by his attacker.
- ▪Vickrum Digwa, the assailant, was found guilty of murder, while his mother was convicted of assisting an offender.
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Henry Nowak and the savagery of state wokeness The police’s vile treatment of young Henry exposes the cruelty and injustice of state ‘anti-racism’. i Picture by: X. dataLayer.push({ event: 'author', author: "Brendan O'Neill" }) Brendan O'Neill chief political writer 29th May 2026 i Picture by: X. Share Topics Identity Politics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. So this is where wokeness has dragged us. Into a moral abyss where a boy is handcuffed by cops as he bleeds to death. Into a wasteland of virtue where an 18-year-old lad, stabbed five times, is treated as a speechcriminal as he gasps his final breaths. Into a sorry, dystopic excuse for a society where the last words a youngster hears are the defamatory cries of the man who killed him.
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