‘Walking on eggshells’: UK police face racism crisis over murder
by Andrew Tillett · Australian Financial ReviewAndrew TillettEurope correspondent
Jun 5, 2026 – 12.00pm
Henry Nowak was in a bubbly mood as he walked back to his student accommodation in Southampton after a couple of drinks with his new university soccer teammates on a typical damp English night.
But a chance encounter with Vickrum Digwa, a 22-year-old Sikh, left the teenager dead, his family devastated and a nation in uproar over police handling of racial incidents in multicultural Britain.
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Andrew TillettEurope correspondentAndrew Tillett is The Australian Financial Review’s correspondent for Europe, based in London. He was formerly foreign affairs and defence correspondent based in Canberra. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.com
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