{"id":2611253,"date":"2026-06-05T18:51:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T22:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-slams-enraging-and-tragic-henry-nowak-murder-in-uk\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T18:52:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T22:52:18","slug":"vance-slams-enraging-and-tragic-henry-nowak-murder-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-slams-enraging-and-tragic-henry-nowak-murder-in-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance slams &#8216;enraging&#8217; and &#8216;tragic&#8217; Henry Nowak murder in UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-slams-enraging-and-tragic-henry-nowak-murder-in-uk%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2611253&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President JD Vance commented on the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak in the U.K., arguing the student would be alive if European leaders resisted \u201cself-hatred\u201d politics and stopped what he called mass migrant invasion. Nowak was killed by 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa, a British-born sikh, and the case has triggered protests after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shocking-bodycam-footage-of-police-responding-to-altercation-between-georgia-democrat-senate-candidate-raphael-warnock-and-his-wife-released-video\/\" title=\"Shocking Bodycam Footage of Police Responding to Altercation Between Georgia Democrat Senate Candidate Raphael Warnock and His Wife Released (VIDEO)\">bodycam footage<\/a> was described as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-police-clash-with-protesters-over-murder-of-henry-nowak\/\" title=\"UK police clash with protesters over ... of ...\">showing officers initially siding<\/a> with Digwa when he accused Nowak of racism while Nowak was pleading for help and bleeding from stab wounds.  <\/p>\n<p>Vance\u2019s remarks further inflamed the issue after Prime Minister Keir Starmer criticized Elon Musk for offering opinions on the matter. Starmer and his office responded to Vance as well, with a spokesperson saying outsiders were trying to interfere in British democracy and urging people to respect the Nowak family\u2019s wishes not to turn the death into broader division or hatred.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7658\">JD Vance<\/a> weighed in on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4595355\/henry-nowak-fatal-antiracism\/\">Henry Nowak murder<\/a> rocking the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"547\">United Kingdom<\/a> on Friday, saying the university student would still be alive today if European leaders stood up against the \u201cpolitics of self-hatred and the mass invasion of migrants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The murder of 18-year-old\u00a0Nowak by Vickrum Digwa, a 23-year-old British-born Sikh, has sparked <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4592785\/uk-protesters-clash-with-police-murder-henry-nowak\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">outrage and unrest<\/a> across the U.K. Protesters have taken to the streets this week after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4590819\/uk-police-bodycam-footage-henry-nowak\/\">police body camera footage<\/a> showed the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >responding law enforcement officers siding<\/a> at first with the murderer when Digwa accused Nowak, who was pleading with the officers as he bled from multiple stab wounds, of being racist toward him.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4596799\/azerbaijan-report-israel-iran-operations\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Azerbaijan denies CNN report that Israel carried out operations against Iran from its territory during war<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4595684\/israel-lebanon-ceasefire-undermine-hezbollah-iran\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Israel-Lebanon ceasefire could undermine Hezbollah and Iran with state-to-state cooperation<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4595781\/iaea-iran-oversight-nuclear-program\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>IAEA\u2019s inability to enter Iran blocks oversight of nuclear program<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4590819\/uk-police-bodycam-footage-henry-nowak\/\">UK POLICE BODYCAM FOOTAGE SHOWS OFFICERS IGNORING DYING PLEAS OF STUDENT STABBED BY SIKH MAN WHO ACCUSED HIM OF RACISM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHenry Nowak died the same way a civilization dies: abandoned, handcuffed by authorities who neither trusted nor cared for him, and accused of hate crimes he did not commit,\u201d Vance <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JDVance\/status\/2062938286977421755?s=20\">posted<\/a> Friday on X. \u201cHis murder is as tragic as it is enraging. He should still be alive today, and he would be if the last few generations of European elites had stood their ground against the politics of self-hatred and the mass invasion of migrants, many of whom despise the West and the people who love it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance chiming in and blaming the European migration system, in part, for Nowak\u2019s murder came just days after U.K. Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/keir-starmer\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3660\">Keir Starmer <\/a>bashed Tesla CEO Elon Musk for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4594891\/starmer-meet-family-henry-nowak-blame-musk\/\">wading in with his opinions<\/a> on the matter. After Musk said Western Europe has \u201ccreated an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/starmer-to-meet-with-family-of-henry-nowak-after-blaming-musk-for-unrest\/\" title=\"... to meet with family of ... after ... for unrest\">utterly evil state religion<\/a> where an accusation of \u2018racism\u2019 is the gravest offense that can be committed, even worse than rape or murder,\u201d Starmer slammed him for \u201cinterfering\u201d in British politics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starmer reacted similarly to Vance\u2019s statement, with a spokesperson rejecting the outside noise without naming Vance in particular.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4594891\/starmer-meet-family-henry-nowak-blame-musk\/\">STARMER TO MEET WITH FAMILY OF HENRY NOWAK AFTER BLAMING MUSK FOR UNREST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn recent days we have seen people trying to interfere in our democracy and seeking to stir up division on our streets,\u201d a spokesperson for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-say-meena-harris-social-media-posts-could-interfere-with-u-s-diplomacy-with-india\/\" title=\"Officials say Meena Harris social media posts could interfere with U.S. diplomacy with India\">prime minister\u2019<\/a>s office said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alexwickham\/status\/2062964244442657009?s=20\">statement<\/a> to reporters. \u201cThe Nowak family are grieving after Henry\u2019s horrific murder. They have said they do not want his death to be used to create further division, hatred or tension. We should be respecting their wishes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starmer\u2019s statement is one of the sharpest condemnations of U.S. leadership from the Labour Party leader, who has sparked ire within the Trump administration over his stance on the U.S.-Israel war with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JD Vance said Henry Nowak would be alive if Europe resisted \u201cself-hatred\u201d and mass migrant invasion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2611254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vance-henry-nowak-murder.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[80757,4349,13242,37328,15469],"class_list":["post-2611253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-henry-nowak","tag-murder","tag-tragedy","tag-uk-news","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vance-henry-nowak-murder.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2611253"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2611257,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611253\/revisions\/2611257"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2611254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2611253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2611253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2611253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}