Key facts
- Senator JD Vance linked the murder of UK student Henry Nowak to 'civilizational decline' and 'mass invasion of migrants.'
- Vance stated Nowak would be alive if European elites had resisted 'self-hatred' and 'mass invasion of migrants.'
- The killer, Vickrum Digwa, was sentenced to life in prison.
- Digwa falsely alleged racial abuse by Nowak.
- The U.S. State Department condemned 'ideological conditioning and two-tiered policing' in Nowak's treatment.
- A spokesperson for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer rejected Vance's claims and stated politics should unite people.
A war of words has erupted between U.S. and British officials following the murder of UK student Henry Nowak, who bled to death in police custody after being stabbed. U.S. Senator JD Vance linked the incident to 'civilizational decline' and the 'mass invasion of migrants,' suggesting European elites failed to resist 'self-hatred.' The U.S. State Department also issued a rebuke, condemning 'ideological conditioning and two-tiered policing' in Nowak's treatment. The killer, Vickrum Digwa, a British Sikh man, was sentenced to life in prison after falsely alleging racial abuse by Nowak. Police body camera footage showed Nowak repeatedly stating he couldn't breathe and had been stabbed, while officers dismissed his claims. Digwa's mother, Kiran Kaur, was found guilty of assisting an offender for hiding the murder weapon. A spokesperson for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer rejected Vance's claims, emphasizing that politics should unite people and respecting the Nowak family's wish not to have his death used to create division.