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Charlotte ColesSouth of England
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
Left to right: Denis Read, Benjamin Jones and Harry Varney
Three further men have been jailed for violent disorder at a protest in Southampton following the murder of Henry Nowak.
It brings the total to 13 men jailed over the disorder last week during which 12 police officers and a police dog were injured.
Denis Read, 28, of Addison Road, Sarisbury Green, was jailed for two years and two months, Harry Varney, 24, of Briarswood, Southampton, was jailed for two years and eight months, and Benjamin Jones, 23, of Locksley Road, Eastleigh, was jailed for three years.
The protest on 2 June took place after police bodycam footage was released showing Nowak, 18, handcuffed as he lay dying after being stabbed by Vickrum Digwa.
Read, Varney and Jones admitted the offence at Southampton Magistrates' Court and were sentenced by Judge William Mousley KC at Southampton Crown Court.
The sentencing of Mariusz Szczyglo, 45, of Grove Road, Southampton, was adjourned until 30 June.
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Police were pelted with missiles in the clashes on 2 June
The court heard previously the disorder had cost police £443,000 for staffing and accommodation, while Southampton City Council had paid £6,700 in clean-up costs.
Digwa stabbed Nowak with a large blade in December 2025, which he said he carried on grounds of his Sikh faith, then lied to police at the scene, falsely claiming he was the victim of a racist attack.
It lead officers to arrest Nowak instead of his killer.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has since launched an investigation into the force's response.
