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A tragic stabbing in Southampton has ignited national debate over Sikh ceremonial dagger exemptions, after an 18-year-old was killed by a man wielding what police called a Sikh dagger. Shocking footage shows officers dismissing the victim’s pleas for help as he bled out, sparking outrage and calls for urgent legal review. The police commissioner plans to urge the prime minister to reassess the exemption, while the attacker’s family mourns and condemns his actions as unrepresentative of their faith. The judge emphasized that carrying ceremonial blades doesn’t excuse violence, sentencing the attacker to life with a minimum of 20 years before parole. Police have apologized for their handling of the scene, and an investigation is underway. Nowak’s father is demanding knife crime be treated as the emergency it is, as the nation grapples with the fallout.

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