Community shocked by violence at Henry Nowak police protest

Community shocked by violence at Henry Nowak police protest3 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePeter Cooke,SouthamptonandCharlotte Coles,South of EnglandPA MediaThe protests erupted in the Portswood area of Southampton on Tuesday eveningProtests near the site of 18-year-old Henry Nowak's murder in Southampton left 11 police officers injured on Tuesday - residents and civic leaders have been giving their reactions to the violence."The brutal murder of Henry has really shook our community to its core and people are rightly really upset, distressed and sad," Satvir Kaur, Labour MP for Southampton Test, said."And actually last night's riots have made people scared too. "I'm speaking to mums who are scared to send their children out and people that are too scared to actually open the door."Dozens of missiles and projectiles were launched towards police officers dressed in riot gear on during the violence. The police also blocked off a road in the Portswod area where it is believed the family Vickrum Digwa live.Digwa, 23, was jailed for life after being convicted of Nowak's murder.MP Satvir Kaur spent the morning speaking to residents in the areaTuesday's violence came after bodycam footage showing Nowak repeatedly telling officers "I can't breathe" as he lay dying in handcuffs was released."The majority of the people that were part of the riots actually came from outside the city into the city to cause disorder and disruption, Kaur said."Southampton is a great, strong, diverse city and what happened last night does not reflect us."It's really important that we unite and all of us come together at this really tragic time and at a time when people should be showing leadership, it's sad to see people using this tragic event to sow divisions and hatred within our communities."Eddie Thomas said he saw about a third of the crowd acting violentlyDuring the clashes a female p...