Six more people charged with violent disorder in Southampton after protests over Henry Nowak's murder

Six more people have been charged following violent disorder in Southampton earlier this week.

Clashes erupted on Tuesday evening between officers and protesters during a demonstration over the way police handled the murder of Henry Nowak last December.

Hampshire Police said on Saturday that six people have been charged with violent disorder.

They are Kevin Reeves, 31, Andrew Riddett, 38, Harry Varney, 34, Dillon Crawford, 29, all of Southampton, as well as Taylor Grundy, 22, of Gosport, and Andrew Summerhayes, 38, of Romsey.

Summerhayes has also been charged with two counts of possessing an offensive weapon.

All have been remanded in custody and are due to appear at Southampton Magistrates' Court on Saturday morning.

Eighteen-year-old Mr Nowak, from Chafford Hundred, Essex, was fatally stabbed on 3 December 2025 while walking home after a night out with friends in Southampton.

Vickrum Digwa, 23, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years on Monday for murdering the university student with a ceremonial knife with an eight-inch (21cm) blade, which he claimed he carried for his Sikh religion.

Digwa had falsely told police at the scene he had been racially abused, prompting officers to handcuff the teenager as he lay dying. Police ignored Mr Nowak's pleas that he could not breathe.

Anger erupted after police body-worn video footage was released following the trial showing Mr Nowak being handcuffed moments before he became unconscious and later died.

On Friday, three people pleaded guilty to violent disorder after the protests in Southampton.

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