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Men jailed for violence at Henry Nowak police protest
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- Curtis Lancaster Reporting from Southampton Crown Court PA Media.
- Connor Bishop, 24, was sentenced to two years and eight months and Leon O'Leary, 41, was jailed for three years and one month.
- They are the first people to be sentenced after violence last Tuesday night saw 11 police officers and a police dog injured as missiles including wheelie bins and chairs were thrown.
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Curtis Lancaster Reporting from Southampton Crown Court PA Media. The protests erupted in the Portswood area of Southampton last Tuesday evening Two men have been jailed for violent disorder at a protest in Southampton following the murder of Henry Nowak.
Connor Bishop, 24, was sentenced to two years and eight months and Leon O'Leary, 41, was jailed for three years and one month. Both pleaded guilty to violent disorder at a previous hearing.
They are the first people to be sentenced after violence last Tuesday night saw 11 police officers and a police dog injured as missiles including wheelie bins and chairs were thrown.
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