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The family of Henry Nowak have said the trauma of learning he had been murdered was made worse by watching police footage of officers handcuffing him as he lay dying.
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They told ITV their "world has changed twice", first when they were told he had died, and again when they watched the body-worn camera video.
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His killer, Vickrum Digwa, falsely told police Henry had racially abused him, and officers handcuffed the student as he repeatedly said he had been stabbed.
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His father Mark, stepmother Katie, mother Lucy and sister Olivia were speaking to ITV for the documentary Dear Henry: Our Fight For Justice.
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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced an independent review into the murder, led by former lord chancellor Alex Chalk, which will look at "any missed opportunities to intervene".
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Henry, 18, was stabbed five times as he walked home from a night out with friends from his football team in Southampton on 3 December 2025.
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It took officers another 24 hours to identify Henry's body and tell his family.
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"I jumped out of bed and I saw the police car on our driveway," said Katie.
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"One of the police officers was holding his hat in his hand, and I just knew straight away that something horrific had happened."
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She said Mark fell to his knees when he heard the news.
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"He let out a cry that I'll never forget," she said.
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"I just remember saying 'it's Henry' and breaking down in tears," Mark said.
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"It's just unbelievable pain."
Officers went to Lucy's home at the same time.
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We got that dreaded knock on the door at one o'clock in the morning," she said.
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"They said to me, 'Do you have a son called Henry?…
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And unfortunately, your son has passed away'.
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"No words, no words can explain that feeling."
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Olivia said she rang her father after hearing the news.
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"I just remember this scream.
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He screamed 'My boy, my boy'," she said.
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The murder caused widespread political outrage when the footage emerged.
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In the video, Henry can be heard repeatedly saying "I've been stabbed", to which an officer replies: "Don't think you have, mate."
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"In the last year, our world has changed twice," Katie said.
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"The first time was the night that we were told that Henry had died.
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And the second time was when we watched that video."
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Digwa's mother, Kiran Kaur, was jailed for three years for assisting an offender after she removed the knife used by her son.
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Chalk said: "Serious questions have been raised about whether agencies and organisations failed to act on complaints about Digwa's violent and erratic behaviour.
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My review will follow the evidence without fear or favour.
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It will also examine how public authorities treated the Nowak family at a time of unimaginable pain.
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Dear Henry: Our Fight For Justice, a Tonight special, airs on Thursday 5 November at 21:00 GMT on ITV, ITVX and the ITV News YouTube channel.
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