Student stabbed to death on Southampton night out
Tributes paid to 'kind and talented' 18-year-old Henry Nowak, stabbed in Southampton. Two men arrested on suspicion of murder. Police appeal for witnesses.
Tributes paid to 'kind and talented' 18-year-old Henry Nowak, stabbed in Southampton. Two men arrested on suspicion of murder. Police appeal for witnesses.
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