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Three additional men have been sentenced for their involvement in violent disorder during a protest in Southampton, linked to the killing of Henry Nowak. This recent development raises the total number of men jailed in connection with last week’s unrest to 13. The violent episodes resulted in injuries to 12 police officers and a police dog.
The men sentenced include Denis Read, 28, from Addison Road, Sarisbury Green, who received a prison term of two years and eight months; Harry Varney, 34, of Briarswood, Southampton, who was sentenced to three years; and Benjamin Jones, 23, residing on Locksley Road, Eastleigh, who was handed a two-year and two-month sentence. These sentences followed their guilty pleas at Southampton Magistrates’ Court and were delivered by Judge William Mousley KC at Southampton Crown Court.
The protest occurred on 2 June after police bodycam footage emerged showing Nowak, aged 18, handcuffed while dying following a stabbing. The attack was carried out by Vickrum Digwa. Digwa stabbed Nowak with a large blade, which he claimed to carry due to his Sikh faith, and then misled officers by falsely accusing others of a racist attack. This deception resulted in the wrongful arrest of Nowak rather than Digwa at the scene. Meanwhile, sentencing for another individual, Mariusz Szczyglo, 45, of Grove Road, Southampton, has been postponed until 30 June.
Authorities revealed that the disorder incurred significant costs: police expenses for staffing and accommodation amounted to £443,000, while Southampton City Council faced clean-up costs of £6,700. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has launched an inquiry into how the police handled the situation following the murder and the subsequent protest
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