Nigel Farage said Henry Nowak was “actually treated in a way that meant an accusation of a racial slur was treated more seriously than an act of murder”.
The Reform UK leader said: “What does he say? I can’t breathe.
“Familiar words. Remember career criminal George Floyd, who died in appalling circumstances in Midwest America a few years ago.
“Remember the reaction to that and the way the police behaved? Within a few days Keir Starmer was taking the knee. Black Lives Matter exploded all over the country. Churchill’s statue was defaced, the cenotaph was vandalised.
“And yet, what has the public reaction been from our leaders and politicians, and indeed, to be frank, much of the media to this?
“Silence, absolute silence. Proof, if ever there was any, that we are living in a two-tier culture in this country where the rights and privileges of white people matter less than those of ethnic minorities.”
Public comment on the case has been limited because of the ongoing court case and the need to avoid prejudicing the trial that led to the conviction of Vickrum Digwa for Mr Nowak’s murder.