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Family of murdered student Henry Nowak say police misled them
The family of murdered student Henry Nowak, 18, say police failed them and misled them about his death.[1, 3] The Guardian reported that Henry was stabbed and was handcuffed as he bled to death after being arrested while pleading for medical help.[1]
His father said officers did "not tell the truth" of what happened, and the family said they were "failed multiple times" by the police response.[1, 3] The family said they fear they were manipulated in their darkest hour.[1, 3]
Covered by The Guardian, Breitbart and Sky News
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Of the 2 rated outlets that covered it, 1 is left of center, 0 are center and 1 is right of center (1 of them in the Right group). 1 more is not rated.
Too few left- or right-leaning outlets to compare: 1 of 42 left-leaning, 0 of 33 center and 1 of 38 right-leaning outlets covered it.
No center outlets in Tare's list covered it.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: The Guardian (−0.70).
- Center: none.
- Leans right: none.
- Right: Breitbart (+2.03).
Not rated Sky News. Not placed: they have no lean score.
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- Left-leaning Family of murdered student Henry Nowak say police misled and manipulated them
- Center No center outlet in Tare's list covered it.
- Right-leaning Family of Handcuffed Stabbing Victim Henry Nowak Accuse Police of Manipulating Case to Save Face