{"id":4469,"date":"2026-06-03T13:47:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T13:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/murdered-teens-dad-says-uk-becoming-nation-of-anger-and-fear-after-henry-nowak-murder-southampton-riot\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T13:47:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T13:47:49","slug":"murdered-teens-dad-says-uk-becoming-nation-of-anger-and-fear-after-henry-nowak-murder-southampton-riot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/murdered-teens-dad-says-uk-becoming-nation-of-anger-and-fear-after-henry-nowak-murder-southampton-riot\/","title":{"rendered":"Murdered teen&#8217;s dad says UK &#8216;becoming nation of anger and fear&#8217; after Henry Nowak murder Southampton riot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_b3b40c\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Barry Mizen, whose 16-year-old son Jimmy was murdered in 2008, appealed for calm after violent clashes between protesters and police near where Henry was stabbed to death<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37242756\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Violence in Southampton on Tuesday\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37242756.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Far-Right-Groups-Encourage-Protest-Over-Death-Of-Henry-Nowak.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37242756.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_Far-Right-Groups-Encourage-Protest-Over-Death-Of-Henry-Nowak.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37242756.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Far-Right-Groups-Encourage-Protest-Over-Death-Of-Henry-Nowak.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37242756.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Far-Right-Groups-Encourage-Protest-Over-Death-Of-Henry-Nowak.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Violence in Southampton on Tuesday\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Violence in Southampton on Tuesday<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The murder of <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/henry-nowak-southampton-live-police-37239028\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Henry Nowak<!-- --><\/a> and the violent reaction to it shows the country has become a country of &#8220;anger, selfishness and fear&#8221;, the father of another murdered teenager has said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Barry Mizen, whose 16-year-old son Jimmy was murdered in 2008, appealed for calm after clashes between protesters and police near where <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/henry-nowak-vickrum-bigwa-dad-37241562\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Henry was stabbed<\/a> to death. Mr Mizen, 74, who founded the <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/jimmy-mizen-killer-recalled-prison-34527377\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Mizen Foundation<\/a> with his wife Margaret, said: &#8220;Rioting does not improve a situation, it just leads to more entrenched positions, however it\u2019s happening and we can only hope there will be voices of reason and strong, fair leadership to calm the situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;There are huge issues to be faced, in the words of Martin Luther King, &#8216;a riot is the language of the unheard&#8217;. It\u2019s pointless to condemn the rioting without condemning the circumstances that have led to it. In our admirable attempts to create a fairer society we have in effect made it less fair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;On the steps of the Old Bailey following the conviction of my son&#8217;s killer I said, &#8216;we have been known as a country of civility, fairness and safety, and we are rapidly losing that, we are in danger of becoming a country of anger, selfishness and fear&#8217;. I think we have reached that point.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37242806\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37242806\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Barry Mizen with Jimmy\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37242806.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Thug-who-stabbed-altar-boy-to-death-appears-as-drill-rapper-on-BBC.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37242806.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Thug-who-stabbed-altar-boy-to-death-appears-as-drill-rapper-on-BBC.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37242806.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Thug-who-stabbed-altar-boy-to-death-appears-as-drill-rapper-on-BBC.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37242806.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Thug-who-stabbed-altar-boy-to-death-appears-as-drill-rapper-on-BBC.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Barry Mizen with Jimmy\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Barry Mizen with Jimmy<cite aria-label=\"Image: SWNS\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: SWNS)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The purpose of the charity set up in my son\u2019s memory, that we share in schools nationally, is a message of forgiveness, peace and hope. We can achieve a fair and just society if we want, but not be rioting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37242763\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37242763\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Violence on the streets of Southampton\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37242763.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_BRITAIN-CRIME-POLITICS.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37242763.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_BRITAIN-CRIME-POLITICS.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37242763.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_BRITAIN-CRIME-POLITICS.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37242763.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_BRITAIN-CRIME-POLITICS.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Violence on the streets of Southampton\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Violence on the streets of Southampton<cite aria-label=\"Image: AFP via Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: AFP via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mr Mizen spoke out after horrifying footage was released of Henry, 18, being handcuffed by officers as he lay dying, telling them he had been stabbed and uttering his last words: &#8220;I can&#8217;t breathe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The finance student was arrested on a Southampton street last December after being attacked by Vickrum Digwa, 23, who then lied to police, claiming that Henry had racially abused him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Body-worn footage showed officers handcuffing the dying teenager, as he pleaded &#8220;I&#8217;ve been stabbed&#8221; to an officer who replied: &#8220;Don&#8217;t think you have, mate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Two people have been arrested and 11 officers and one police dog were injured during the violence in Southampton on Tuesday evening. Prime Minister Sir <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/keir-starmer\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Keir Starmer<\/a> called the scenes &#8220;disgraceful and completely unacceptable&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Digwa was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years on Monday. The National Police Chiefs&#8217; Council announced a review of anti-racism guidance.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37242793\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37242793\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.39\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Henry Nowak was murdered last December\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37242793.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Vickrum-Digwa-court-case.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37242793.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Vickrum-Digwa-court-case.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37242793.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Vickrum-Digwa-court-case.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37242793.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Vickrum-Digwa-court-case.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Henry Nowak was murdered last December\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Henry Nowak was murdered last December<cite aria-label=\"Image: Hampshire Police\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Hampshire Police\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mr Mizen added: &#8220;I don\u2019t want this to distract from, as Henry\u2019s dad said, that the full blame is with the perpetrator, however the heartbreaking body cam footage raises serious concerns about police training currently being given.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Our hearts go out to the family, and may their hope of action being put into changing this increasing youth violence catastrophe be heard. Worryingly it will probably join the ever growing list of failed projects. However, I think the biggest issue that cannot be allowed to fail is the training of those who are supposed to be fully neutral, and charged with protecting all of us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Former Met Det Chief Insp David McKelvey said the actions of the arresting officers can partly be explained by the current culture in policing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said: &#8220;The officers at the coalface used to have autonomy to make decisions based on the facts in front of them. That has now gone and they are instructed to arrest. We have also lost a lot of experienced officers and there&#8217;s an absolute fear of being the subject to a complaint which could mean your career is over.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Patrick Green, CEO of The Ben Kinsella Trust said \u201cWhat makes this case all the more heartbreaking is that in his final moments, Henry was not treated as a victim in need of urgent care, but as a suspect, handcuffed while he repeatedly tried to tell officers he had been stabbed and could not breathe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;No young person should have to fight to be believed as their life slips away. While police have said they were misled at the scene, this must be a moment for reflection and accountability. Victims of violence must always be met first with care, compassion and protection. We stand in full solidarity with Henry\u2019s family and support their call for answers to ensure lessons are learned so no other family has to face such a tragedy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Jimmy, 16, bled to death in a bakery in Lee, South-East London, after Jake Fahri threw an oven dish at him. A shard sliced a vein and artery in his neck and the rugby-loving lad, about to start an apprenticeship, died in the arms of brother Harry, 18.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Fahri was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 14 years in 2009.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/jimmy-mizen-dad-henry-nowak-37242706\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barry Mizen, whose 16-year-old son Jimmy was murdered in 2008, appealed for calm after violent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0_Far-Right-Groups-Encourage-Protest-Over-Death-Of-Henry-Nowak.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}