Five Men Jailed Up to 3 Years for Southampton Protest Violence After Henry Nowak Killing
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 10
Five Men Jailed Up to 3 Years for Southampton Protest Violence After Henry Nowak Killing
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 10
Summary
Five men were sentenced to between two years and 2 months and three years and 2 months for violent disorder at a 2 June Southampton protest after footage showed Henry Nowak, 18, handcuffed as he lay dying.
Judge William Mousley KC said the unrest was a hate crime driven by hatred of police and, in some cases, racist views; the court heard the men threw chairs, bins, wood, stones and bricks at officers.
12 police officers and a police dog were injured, while the disorder cost police £443,000 in staffing and accommodation and Southampton City Council £6,700 in clean-up costs.
A total of 21 people have been charged over the violence, which began outside the city-centre police station before crowds moved near killer Vickrum Digwa's family home.
Digwa is serving life with a minimum 21 years for murdering Nowak after falsely claiming a racist attack at the scene, and the IOPC is investigating police handling of the case.