英国内政大臣启动亨利·诺瓦克遇害案审查

英国内政大臣沙巴娜·马哈茂德（Shabana Mahmood）已正式发起一项审查，旨在查明警方是否错失了防止18岁学生亨利·诺瓦克（Henry Nowak）被杀的机会 1。此次审查将由前保守党大法官亚历克斯·查尔克KC（Alex Chalk KC）领导，预计在五个月内提交初步调查结果 1。

事件核心在于去年12月发生于南安普顿的一起致命袭击，受害者诺瓦克遭维克拉姆·迪格瓦（Vickrum Digwa）刺死 1。警方随身摄像头记录显示，当诺瓦克告知警员自己已被刺伤时，对方回应称“别以为你被刺了，伙计”（Don’t think you have, mate），随后并未识别其急需医疗救助的情况，而是选择将其逮捕 1。这一执法过程引发了公众对所谓“两级警务”的强烈抗议，导致针对英国锡克教社区的种族攻击激增，同时也招致了关于双重标准执法的广泛指控 1。目前，首先到达现场的两名警员正因潜在严重不当行为接受独立警察行为办公室（IOPC）的调查，重点在于为何未识别诺瓦克急需医疗救助而是选择逮捕他 1。

调查还揭示了凶手迪格瓦此前存在多项未被有效追踪的风险因素。尽管有报道称迪格瓦曾在2022年10月挥舞气枪，且携带包括kirpan在内的两把刀具，但汉普郡警方未能找到相关记录 1。在法律后果方面，迪格瓦因谋杀罪被判处终身监禁，最低服刑期为21年，他已获准于11月5日就刑期长度提起上诉 1。此外，迪格瓦的母亲Kirian Kaur因协助罪犯移除凶器而被判入狱三年，警方在其家中发现了涉案刀具及其他超过20件武器 1。

UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has commissioned an independent review to determine whether opportunities were missed to prevent the murder of student Henry Nowak 1. The inquiry will be led by former Conservative Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk KC, who is scheduled to report his preliminary findings within five months 1. This move follows intense public backlash and allegations of "two-tier policing" after body-camera footage revealed officers dismissing Nowak’s claim of being stabbed with the phrase, "Don’t think you have, mate," while he sought medical help 1.

The 18-year-old was killed in Southampton last December by Vickrum Digwa, who had a prior history of threatening behavior 1. Although reports indicated Digwa had brandished an air gun in October 2022, Hampshire Police were unable to locate records of this incident 1. Digwa carried two knives, including a kirpan, at the time of the attack and has since been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 21 years; he has been granted permission to appeal the length of his sentence on November 5 1. His mother, Kirian Kaur, received a three-year prison term for assisting an offender after removing the murder weapon from the scene, which police later discovered alongside more than 20 other weapons at her home 1.

Two officers who were first on the scene are currently under investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) regarding potential serious misconduct 1. The probe focuses on why the officers arrested Nowak rather than recognizing that he urgently required medical assistance 1. The case has also triggered a surge in racist attacks against the British Sikh community amid widespread protests over the handling of the incident 1.