Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestylePolice holding riot shields have clashed with protesters close to where Henry Nowak was stabbed to death in Southampton.Following A protest outside Southampton Central Police station, a large group walked across town to the area of St Denys, close to where the murder took place. Protesters were heard chanting “racist police, off our streets” and “I can’t breathe”.Protesters set commercial bins alight and are rolling them at speed towards officers. Chairs, cans and flares were thrown at police in riot gear, eventually forcing officers and three police vans back from the line they had been holding.Officers were pelted with stones before they charged with perspex shields in an attempt to push the crowd back. Demonstrators chanted “Henry, Henry” as the line of police were pelted with bricks and forced to retreated again.The protest followed the release of bodycam footage of Mr Nowak’s murder in December, when he was handcuffed after being stabbed by Vickrum Digwa. Digwa was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 21 years on Monday for his murder.In fullPolitics latest: Officer involved in Henry Nowak case resigns after Starmer says he ‘felt sick’ watching bodycam footageThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Protesters clash with police in Southampton following Henry Nowak protest
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestylePolice holding riot shields have clashed with protesters close to where Henry Nowak was stabbed to death in Southampton.Following A protest outside Southampton Central Police station, a large group walked across town to the area of St Denys, close to where the murder took place. Protesters were heard chanting “racist police, off our streets” and “I can’t breathe”.Protesters set commercial bins alight and are rolling them at speed towards officers. Chairs, cans and flares were thrown at police in riot gear, eventually forcing officers and three police vans back from the line they had been holding.Officers were pelted with stones before they charged with perspex shields in an attempt to push the crowd back. Demonstrators chanted “Henry, Henry” as the line of police were pelted with bricks and forced to retreated again.The protest followed the release of bodycam footage of Mr Nowak’s murder in December, when he was handcuffed after being stabbed by Vickrum Digwa. Digwa was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 21 years on Monday for his murder.In fullPolitics latest: Officer involved in Henry Nowak case resigns after Starmer says he ‘felt sick’ watching bodycam footageThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
