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Six charged with violent disorder after Nowak protest
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- PA Media Police and protesters clashed in Southampton on Tuesday evening Six men have been charged following protests held in Southampton after the murder of Henry Nowak.
- Hampshire Police said the men, aged in their 20s and 30s - four from Southampton, one from Gosport and Romsey - were charged following violent disorder in the city on Tuesday night.
- The protests followed the release of police bodycam footage showing 18-year-old Nowak being placed in handcuffs after he had been stabbed Vickrum Digwa, 23, who was jailed for life on Monday.
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PA Media Police and protesters clashed in Southampton on Tuesday evening Six men have been charged following protests held in Southampton after the murder of Henry Nowak.
Hampshire Police said the men, aged in their 20s and 30s - four from Southampton, one from Gosport and Romsey - were charged following violent disorder in the city on Tuesday night.
The protests followed the release of police bodycam footage showing 18-year-old Nowak being placed in handcuffs after he had been stabbed Vickrum Digwa, 23, who was jailed for life on Monday.
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