The chief constable of Hampshire police has apologised to the family of Henry Nowak for the student being handcuffed and arrested as he lay dying.
Chief Constable Alexis Boon told the BBC he was "distressed" as others had been by the bodycam footage which showed the 18-year-old repeatedly telling officers that he had been stabbed and could not breathe.
Police can be seen in the footage arresting the teenager after his murderer Vickrum Digwa had falsely claimed he had been racially abused by the victim.
Asked what he would now say to the family, Boon told the BBC: "I'm so sorry you've had to go through this." He reiterated an apology on behalf of the force for the way in which Henry had been handcuffed and arrested.
Digwa, 23, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years on Monday for the murder in December.
Chief Constable Alexis Boon told the BBC he was "distressed" as others had been by the bodycam footage which showed the 18-year-old repeatedly telling officers that he had been stabbed and could not breathe.
Police can be seen in the footage arresting the teenager after his murderer Vickrum Digwa had falsely claimed he had been racially abused by the victim.
Asked what he would now say to the family, Boon told the BBC: "I'm so sorry you've had to go through this." He reiterated an apology on behalf of the force for the way in which Henry had been handcuffed and arrested.
Digwa, 23, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years on Monday for the murder in December.
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