Former UK police officer forced into hiding after AI falsely links her to Henry Nowak arrest

Christi Hill, a former Hampshire police constable who left the force in April 2024, has been forced to flee her home after social media platforms and AI tools, including Elon Musk’s Grok, falsely identified her as one of the officers who arrested Henry Nowak as he lay dying in December 2025.

Hill served as a police constable for 12 years before leaving Hampshire constabulary in April 2024 — 20 months before Nowak was stabbed to death by Vickrum Digwa. Grok, an AI platform owned by Musk, falsely named Hill and another officer as the “primary officers shown” in bodycam footage released by Hampshire police. Musk posted on his X platform during the trial that he would fund a private prosecution of the officers involved.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said on Tuesday that a male officer had also been misidentified and had had to move out of his home. A Hampshire constabulary spokesperson confirmed: “A police officer unrelated to this case has been misidentified online and subject to death threats.”

Hill released a statement saying: “I am writing this post with a heavy heart, both out of deep sadness for a tragic event and out of a necessity to protect my reputation, safety and peace of mind.” She added: “The confusion stems from a national police bravery award media release. A photo of myself and a former colleague, who has also been wrongfully targeted, is being repeatedly shared and misattributed to this case.”

“It is alarming to see how quickly a piece of outdated media can be weaponised by algorithms and accepted as fact by AI platforms, despite being factually impossible,” Hill said.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is continuing its independent investigation into the police response on the night of the incident, following a self-referral by Hampshire constabulary the next day.