Another man charged over Nowak protest disorder

Another person has been charged with violent disorder at a protest in Southampton following the murder of Henry Nowak.

Callum Cool, 18, from Southampton, is the 23rd person to be charged in relation to the disorder on 2 June. He is due to appear before magistrates in the Hampshire city on Monday.

A total of 13 men have been jailed now over the disorder, after three more were sentenced to prison on Friday.

Vickrum Digwa was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years on 1 June for Nowak's murder.

The protest in Southampton was held after police bodycam footage was released showing 18-year-old Nowak being placed in handcuffs as he lay dying after being stabbed by Digwa in December.

His killer falsely claimed to police at the scene that he had been racially abused.

A crowd initially took part in a demonstration at the city centre police station, before gathering near Digwa's family home.

Violence broke out, with 12 police officers and a police dog injured as missiles, including wheelie bins and chairs, were thrown.

The disorder cost police £443,000 for staffing and accommodation, while Southampton City Council paid £6,700 in clean-up costs.

Nowak's family has condemned the violent scenes.

The 18-year-old, from Chafford Hundred in Essex, was a first-year accountancy and finance student at the University of Southampton.