Further eight charged after Henry Nowak protests

A further eight people have been charged following protests last month over the murder of student Henry Nowak.

The protests in Southampton 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.

Digwa, 23, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years on 1 June for Nowak's murder. He has appealed that conviction and sentence, while it has also been referred to the Court of Appeal by the Solicitor General Ellie Reeves as "unduly lenient".

The charges, published by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary on Monday, bring the total of people charged following the protests to 33.

Those charged are:

• Noah Barker, 19, of Derby Road in Southampton, who was charged with violent disorder and was remanded in custody to appear at Southampton Magistrates' Court on Monday.
• Joshua Quinn, 29, of Sayers Road in Bishopstoke, who was charged with violent disorder and appeared at Southampton Magistrates' Court on Friday. He is due to appear at Southampton Crown Court on 10 August.
• Mark Gray, 25, of Mansbridge Road in Southampton, who appeared before magistrates on 7 July charged with violent disorder. He was remanded in custody to appear at Southampton Crown Court on 4 August.
• Allan Harcourt, 47, of Landguard Road in Southampton, who appeared before magistrates on 6 July, where he admitted violent disorder. He was remanded in custody to appear at Southampton Crown Court on 29 July.
• Jarrad Wareham, 19, of Tatwin Crescent in Southampton, who appeared before magistrates on 6 July, where he admitted violent disorder. He was remanded in custody to appear at Southampton Crown Court on 29 July.
• Riley Hawkins, 18, of Oxford Road in Southampton, who appeared before magistrates on 20 June, where he admitted violent disorder. He was remanded in custody to appear at Southampton Crown Court on 28 July.
• Bethany Davies, 22, of Tennyson Road in Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, who appeared before magistrates on 30 June, where she admitted violent disorder. She was bailed to appear at Southampton Crown Court on 7 August.
• Teagan Sims, 19, of Purdy Road in Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, who appeared before magistrates on 27 June, where she admitted violent disorder. She has been bailed to appear at Southampton Crown Court on 7 August.

Twelve police officers and a police dog were injured during the protest which initially saw crowds demonstrating outside the city centre police station before gathering close to the Digwa family home.

Digwa stabbed Nowak with a large blade in a Southampton street 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.

Two police officers are being investigated for potential gross misconduct following the case by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

The IOPC said its investigation relates to potential failures by the officers to recognise the Nowak, a student from Chafford Hundred in Essex, needed urgent medical help and the decision to arrest and handcuff him rather than provide first aid.