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Three more men jailed for Henry Nowak protest violence

BBC News · Jun 12, 2026, 2:48 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • Police were pelted with missiles in the clashes on 2 June Three further men have been jailed for violent disorder at a protest in Southampton following the murder of Henry Nowak.
  • It brings the total to 13 men jailed over the disorder last week during which 12 police officers and a police dog were injured.
  • The protest on 2 June took place after police bodycam footage was released showing Nowak, 18, handcuffed as he lay dying after being stabbed by Vickrum Digwa.

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Police were pelted with missiles in the clashes on 2 June Three further men have been jailed for violent disorder at a protest in Southampton following the murder of Henry Nowak.

It brings the total to 13 men jailed over the disorder last week during which 12 police officers and a police dog were injured.

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

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