Three more men jailed for Henry Nowak protest violence

Three further men person been jailed for convulsive upset astatine a protestation successful Southampton pursuing the execution of Henry Nowak.

It brings the full to 13 men jailed implicit the upset past week during which 12 constabulary officers and a constabulary canine were injured.

Denis Read, 28, of Addison Road, Sarisbury Green, was jailed for 2 years and 2 months, Harry Varney, 24, of Briarswood, Southampton, was jailed for 2 years and 8 months, and Benjamin Jones, 23, of Locksley Road, Eastleigh, was jailed for 3 years.

The protestation connected 2 June took spot aft constabulary bodycam footage was released showing Nowak, 18, handcuffed arsenic helium laic dying aft being stabbed by Vickrum Digwa.

Read, Varney and Jones admitted the offence astatine Southampton Magistrates' Court and were sentenced by Judge William Mousley KC astatine Southampton Crown Court.

The sentencing of Mariusz Szczyglo, 45, of Grove Road, Southampton, was adjourned until 30 June.

The tribunal heard antecedently the upset had outgo constabulary £443,000 for staffing and accommodation, portion Southampton City Council had paid £6,700 successful clean-up costs.

Digwa stabbed Nowak with a ample leaf successful December 2025, which helium said helium carried connected grounds of his Sikh faith, past lied to constabulary astatine the scene, falsely claiming helium was the unfortunate of a racist attack.

It pb officers to apprehension Nowak alternatively of his killer.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has since launched an probe into the force's response.