Elon Musk and America’s Far Right Stoke Anger Over Murder of UK Teen

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• Protests over the December murder of an 18-year-old descended into violence in the UK on Tuesday, as influential figures on America’s far right sought to exploit the situation to claim it was evidence of widespread antiwhite racism.
• Police were attacked with rocks and flares outside Southampton Central Police Station and arrests were made after hundreds gathered in anger over the release of bodycam footage showing Henry Nowak being handcuffed as he lay dying while his killer, Vickrum Digwa, stood nearby.
• Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images Digwa was jailed for life on Monday for murdering Nowak in December 2025. At the time, Digwa, a Sikh, lied to police and told them he had been racially abused.
• This led police to handcuff Nowak, despite the teenager repeatedly saying he couldn’t breathe and that he had been stabbed.
• A police officer can be heard replying: “Don't think you have, mate.” Outside of court on...