Leon O’Leary threw a smoke grenade and Connor Bishop a traffic cone at officers during disturbance in Southampton

Connor Bishop, 24, and Leon O'Leary, 41, have been jailed for their roles in violent disorder at a protest in Southampton following the murder of Henry Nowak

Two men, Connor Bishop and Leon O'Leary, were jailed for their part in unsavoury protests in Southampton last week following the murder of student Henry Nowak.

Leon O’Leary, 41, and Connor Bishop, 24, were sentenced at Southampton Crown Court on Tuesday, a day after pleading guilty to violent disorder

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Leon O’Leary threw a smoke grenade and Connor Bishop a traffic cone at officers during disturbance in Southampton

A judge branded the violence a ‘hate crime borne out of a hatred for police and in some part racist views’

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…