Protesters throw chairs, cones and bricks in violent clashes with police after Henry Nowak murder

A man throws a wheelie bin as people confront riot police near the location where Henry Nowak died (Picture: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images) Tommy Robinson supporters threw chairs, bricks and bins at police as they tried to get to the spot where Henry Nowak was handcuffed as he died in a pool of his own blood. Despite the student’s father’s pleas that he didn’t want his teen son’s death to be used to create ‘hatred or tension’, far-right activist Tommy Robinson turned up for the Justice for Henry march outside Southampton police station. Marchers chanted ‘f***ing scum’ at police holding them back from getting to the spot where the Southampton finance student told officers ‘I can’t breathe’ in his final moments. On Tuesday night, incensed by the body cam footage of Henry’s final moments wheelie bins were hurled at lines of riot police. Others took a knee for Henry or demanded police do the same – a move mimicking Black Lives Matter protests after the death of George Floyd. Sign up for all of the latest stories Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it happens. At one point a protester aims a traffic cone at police but falls short striking a man draped in a Union Jack cutting his head. The Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood condemned the ‘disgraceful’ violent scenes, posting on X: ‘The scenes this evening in Portswood are completely unacceptable. ‘The Nowak family made a powerful call to us all yesterday to not let Henry’s death be used to create further division, hatred or tension. There can be no justification for hijacking this tragedy to stir up violence and disorder. Those responsible can expect to face the full force of the law. I thank the police who have tonight shown great bravery and calm in the face of disgraceful violence directed at them.’ A man draped in a Union Flag stands in front of riot police(Picture: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images) Far-right and nationalist groups have actively organised demonstrations and vigils following the murder trial of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak. A man holds his bloodied hands up following an injury to his face as protesters confront riot police (Picture: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images) Henry’s killer 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa, lied to police attending the scene of the stabbing in Southampton on December 3 2025 that he had been the victim of a racist attack. When Henry tells the officers he has been stabbed, one asks him to show them where before adding: ‘I don’t think you have, mate.’ An officer involved in the Nowak arrest has resigned, Hampshire Police said, with three still serving. But Robinson told a crowd of hundreds he didn’t want them to resign he wanted to see prison time for ‘what they’ve done’. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video On Tuesday night, hundreds of people chanted ‘No justice, no peace’ and held up pictures of Henry being handcuffed. Robinson told the cheering crowd he had been warning of this day for 20 years. Tommy Robinson had whipped up the crowds before vanishing when violence erupted (Picture: REUTERS) Demonstrators hold two pictures, one of Henry Nowak and another of bloody handcuffs(Picture: REUTERS) Despite the killer being Sikh, Robinson said: ‘To be a victim of a race gang, i.e., Pakistani Muslims, will be beating up a white kid, the police will turn up, and they jump on the white kid. ‘What the whole world can see now with Henry’s video is what we all know already. The different treatment of white people compared to non-whites. And we see this spreading to every institution in this country. The crying, the pleading “I can’t breathe” it’s insane.’ To cheers, he said: ‘Get that f***ing family out of Southampton.’ Caption: Laurence Fox with protesters outside Southampton police station (Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire) Digwa stabbed Henry to death with a Sikh kirpan ceremonial knife five times (Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire) He said police gave ‘executive treatment’ to non-whites. ‘I heard someone say this wasn’t about race, this is about race.’ He is then surrounded by bodyguards as they march through the street. One asks ‘where are we going?’ and one of the organisers shrugs and says ‘just follow the crowd’. Robinsons, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, poses for selfies outside the SeaCity museum with his supporters, some adorned in St George’s Cross flags. Hampshire Police has apologised to his family, who called his treatment ‘inhumane and degrading’ and said they would be carrying their grief ‘every single day’. Speaking outside court yesterday, Henry’s father said: ‘We do not want Henry’s murder to be used to create further hatred, division or tension.’ Nigel Farage weighed in saying the police officers involved in the teenager’s arrest represented a system where the ‘rights and privileges of white people matter less than those of ethnic minorities’. Vickrum Digwa was sentenced to life imprisonment to serve a minimum of 21 years for the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak in Southampton (Picture: Getty) The Reform UK leader said Henry had been ‘treated in a way that meant an accusation of a racial slur was treated more seriously than an act of murder’. He continued: ‘We need a change in culture. Enough of anti-white prejudice. ‘A promotion of the idea that white lives matter just as much as black lives.’ The phrase ‘white lives matter’ was later repeated by Reform MP Suella Braverman in a post on X and the party’s Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick in a question to the Home Secretary. Speaking this afternoon, Starmer said Farage’s response was the ‘wrong reaction’. He said: ‘I start my answer to your question through the eyes of the family. They said they do not want this whipped up, they’ve been through the most extraordinary, awful experience. ‘They don’t want this whipped up, and Nigel Farage is completely wrong to use this to try and create division. ‘It would be wrong in any circumstances, but when Henry’s family are saying, ‘Please don’t do that, it’s our son’, then really, as politicians – as human beings, we should start where they start, and that’s where I start.’ Digwa, who was sentenced to life imprisonment to serve a minimum of 21 years for the murder of 18-year-old Henry appeared at Southampton Magistrates’ Court to face six counts of possessing an offensive weapon in a private place. The alleged weapons are a flick knife, an extendable baton, knuckledusters, a machete, swords and kusaris. Play Video Brothers facing life in jail after inheritance row uncovered a murder Google wants to release 32,000,000 infected mosquitoes into the wild Starmer says Farage is 'using Henry Nowak murder to try and create division' Vickrum appeared in the dock, accompanied by two security officers, wearing a dark suit, blue tie and blue turban. His father, Moga Singh, 52, and his brother, Gurpreet Digwa, 27, both of Southampton, Hampshire, who are on bail, appeared alongside him to face the same charges while Gurpreet faced four additional charges. They are possessing an offensive weapon, an asp, in a public place, possessing a prohibited weapon, an air rifle, possessing an axe in a public place and possessing a knife, a kirpan, in a public place. All of the offences are dated December 4 2025 – the day after Mr Nowak was killed. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source News Updates Stay on top of the headlines with daily email updates.

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