Key Facts

• Six more people were charged with violent disorder, bringing the total charged to 11.
• Those charged appeared in Southampton magistrates court.
• The riots followed the sentencing of Vickrum Digwa, who received life imprisonment with a minimum of 21 years for killing Henry Nowak.
• Police bodycam footage released showed Nowak being handcuffed moments before he became unconscious and later died.
• The protests started peacefully but escalated when hundreds marched to the area where Digwa lived and Nowak died.
• Rioters smashed car windows and threw bricks during the disorder.
• Eleven police officers and a police dog were injured during the unrest.
• Some far-right activists, including Tommy Robinson (Stephen Yaxley-Lennon), spoke at the protests, which included chants and signs critical of the police.
• Henry Nowak was stabbed five times by Digwa, who claimed racial abuse and assault by Nowak before the incident.
• Nowak’s father condemned police treatment but called for unity and safer communities.
• Political leaders responded with warnings against division and hate in response to the incident.