" Hampshire Police tried to intervene in Vickrum Digwa’s murder trial (a highly unusual move while proceedings were ongoing).
The force wanted to issue a public statement addressing what it called “disinformation” circulating online about the case. The statement would have reminded the public about legal proceedings and warned against publishing anything that could prejudice the trial. It was motivated in part by concerns over online commentary and potential public disorder.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) warned the police that this could risk “jeopardising the integrity” of the case and prejudice the trial. The CPS told them it was ultimately a police operational decision, but the force ultimately dropped the plan.
• Three days after Henry Nowak’s death, police drafted a statement that would have portrayed him as the aggressor.
An initial draft statement (later that morning after the December 4, 2025 stabbing) read: “It was reported two men had been assaulted by an unknown man.”
This implied Nowak had assaulted Digwa and his brother, even though police already had evidence (including bodycam footage and other details) showing Digwa had stabbed Nowak.
The Nowak family became concerned a false narrative was being pushed. Police told the family that the next update (which was going to include the family’s tribute) would again infer Henry was the initial aggressor.
Following outrage from the grieving family, officers dropped that section. The final published statement only referred to an “altercation.”
The Sunday Times also notes that by this point police had “ample evidence that Digwa was a liar” (including his false racial-abuse claim and a secretly recorded conversation in the police van where he admitted the stabbing to his brother and discussed claiming self-defence)."
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