Man admits violent disorder at Henry Nowak protest
A 28-year-old man has pleaded guilty to violent disorder after becoming the 21st person to be charged following a protest over the murder of Henry Nowak.
It followed the release of police bodycam footage showing the 18-year-old Southampton student handcuffed as he lay dying after being stabbed.
Denis Read, of Addison Road, Sarisbury Green, appeared at Southampton Magistrates’ Court where he entered his plea to the single charge. His case was sent to Southampton Crown Court for sentencing on 12 June and he was remanded in custody until then.
Eleven police officers and a police dog were injured as missiles including wheelie bins and chairs were thrown at officers.
Hampshire Constabulary said on Tuesday that a 16-year-old boy from Southampton and a 39-year-old man from the city had been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and had been bailed until September 8 pending further inquiries.
Twenty others have been charged in relation to the protest on 2 June and are in the court process.
It happened after the bodycam video was released with permission from the Nowak family.
It showed Henry Nowak, from Chafford Hundred in Essex, handcuffed as he lay dying after being stabbed by 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa who was jailed for life on 1 June for murder.
The clashes with police came amid tensions and scrutiny over why officers arrested and handcuffed Nowak.
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