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Jail for Southampton Henry Nowak murder protesters
Twelve officers and a police dog were hurt as protesters threw bins, chairs and wood at police, the court heard.
- On Wednesday, Southampton Crown Court sentenced five men for violent disorder at a protest following Henry Nowak's murder, bringing the total jailed for the June 2 incident to seven.
- The disorder stemmed from public anger over Hampshire Police's handling of Nowak's murder, after killer Vickrum Digwa falsely claimed he was the victim, causing officers to wrongly arrest the 18-year-old.
- Twelve police officers and a police dog were injured by missiles including wheelie bins and chairs, while the violence cost Hampshire Police £443,000 and Southampton City Council £6,700 for clean-up.
- Judge William Mousley KC described the violence as a 'hate crime, borne out of hatred of the police and in some cases racist views,' sentencing offenders to terms up to three years.
- Hampshire Police have charged 21 people over the incident, with additional hearings scheduled, while The Independent Office for Police Conduct has launched an investigation into the force's response to the Nowak case.
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It turned out extreme even for a character like Nigel Farage. Hours after they became public, and ran like gunpowder on social media, the images of police officers handcuffing Henry Nowak, the fateful night of December 3 in Southampton, the leader of Reform UK demanded from the citizenry a response of “pure and cold rage.” Young Nowak had been fatally stabbed by a man of Sikh religion and Asian descent, who later falsely accused him of a racist …
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Five men jailed for causing violent disorder at Henry Nowak protest
Five men have been jailed for violent disorder after taking part in a riot in Southampton following the murder of Henry Nowak during which police were surrounded by a “baying mob throwing projectiles”.
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