According to BBC News, the family of Henry Nowak has described the night police told them of his death. The outlet also reported that the family described watching him being handcuffed. The BBC headline on the story, BBC News report on the family of Henry Nowak, describes the family's experience as trauma and says the handcuffing took place as he lay dying.

The summary of the report does not say when Henry Nowak died, where the events took place, or what led to him being handcuffed. It also does not say whether police have responded to the family's account, and it includes no direct quotations from the family or from any officer.

The BBC article was published on November 1, 2026, and its byline field is blank in the material available for this story. No other outlet was consulted, so the family's account has not been compared with any other reporting on Henry Nowak's death.

The story centers on the family's own account, as summarized by the outlet. Because the available material is limited to a summary, this report does not add details beyond what BBC News has stated. The full article, which is the sole source for this story, contains any further information the outlet provides.

Sources: BBC News: Henry Nowak's family tell of trauma of seeing son handcuffed as he lay dying.