11 officers injured in Henry Nowak murder protests in the UK, police say

Protests have broken out in the UK over the murder of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak, with hundreds gathering in Southampton on Tuesday as anger spilled into violence.

It comes after the highly publicised trial of Vickrum Digwa, a 23-year-old Sikh man who was found guilty of Nowak’s murder last month.

Nowak was repeatedly stabbed by Digwa as he made his way home from a night out with friends in December. Digwa, who was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 21 years on Monday, falsely told police who attended the scene that he had been the victim of a racist attack.

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