Violent disorder pleas flow from Southampton Nowak protest
TL;DR
Three men—Connor Bishop, Reece Robinson and Noah Etherington—pleaded guilty to violent disorder in Southampton following protests sparked by the release of bodycam footage of 18-year-old Henry Nowak being handcuffed after he was stabbed by killer Vickrum Digwa; Bishop allegedly threw a traffic cone and Etherington a brick. Separately, Daniel Frost, 44, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and possessing a dog lead with a metal carabiner as an offensive weapon, while Matt Styler, 50, pleaded not guilty to assaulting a police officer. Sentencing is due at Southampton Crown Court.
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- UK police charge 6 more with violent disorder at protest over teen's stabbing death WRAL
- Nazi salutes, Sikhs abused: Tensions grip UK after Henry Nowak’s murder Al Jazeera
- In Britain, video of a dying teen handcuffed by police sparks outrage and riots NPR
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