Pure Cobalt

book cover - Larry Kent: It's Hell My Lovely - 1960

I wanted to wait until the verdict was reached before saying anything about this case. Today that happened, when Vickrum Digwa was found guilty of using his Sikh ceremonial knife to murder 18-year-old Henry Nowak. This was more than a tragedy, more than another awful crime. It was an atrocity that indicts not only the killer himself but the institutions of our society.  Nowak had been stabbed five times. He was bleeding to death. Passers-by heard him say “I’m dying”. And yet he was handcuffed by the police after Digwa falsely accused him of being racially abusive. What a dystopic scene: a boy taking his last breaths being treated as a criminal on the basis of an evil lie. And all the politicians who took the knee for George Floyd when he died 4,000 miles away — Keir Starmer included — will say nothing for this lad. A boy defamed as he died, manhandled by the state, and then forgotten by his leaders. A truly damning commentary on the state of our nation.  RIP Henry 🇬🇧

Rest In Peace Henry. 🇬🇧