Huge numbers of protesters gathered outside a Southampton police station on Tuesday night led by Tommy Robinson in order to demand justice for Henry Nowak.
Nowak, an 18-year-old white British teenager, was killed last December by Vickrum Digwa, a Sikh man who falsely claimed he had been racially abused before the attack.
He may have survived had officers not handcuffed him while he lay bleeding from stab wounds inflicted with by Digwa’s Sikh ceremonial sword.
Police bodycam footage showed that when Nowak told an officer he had been stabbed, the officer replied: “Don’t think you have mate.”
Digwa, 23, was jailed for life on Monday after being convicted of murdering Nowak as the teenager walked back to his student accommodation in the city of Southampton.
The “Justice for Henry Nowak” demonstration began outside Southampton Central Police Station.
Crowds waved Union flags and held signs reading “Henry’s blood is on your hands,” “Save our kids,” and “Prison 4 police on scene.”
🚨 JUST IN: A BRAWL just kicked off between pro-Henry Nowak demonstrators and riot police
“HENRY! HENRY! HENRY!”
The crowd is filled with absolutely livid demonstrators who were DEMANDING the police kneel for Nowak the same way they did for George Floyd@UKSploosh pic.twitter.com/fyz6bHVyUm
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 2, 2026
Chants of “Shame on you” and “Racist police, off our streets” rang out as speakers addressed the crowd, including the popular street activist Tommy Robinson.
“If Henry wasn’t white, he wouldn’t have been handcuffed,” Robinson told demonstrators, adding that he wanted to see the officer responsible in prison.
“A white boy who done nothing was handcuffed, a murderer in possession of a knife who stabbed someone five times isn’t.”
Hundreds gathered outside Southampton Central Police Station following the guilty verdict in the murder of Henry Nowak.
In this speech, Tommy Robinson addresses the crowd and speaks about the questions many people believe still need answering.
He discusses the treatment of… pic.twitter.com/Ls9kWFRZSz
— Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRobinsonNewEra) June 2, 2026
Nick Tenconi, leader of the UK Independence Party, led a prayer for Nowak and denounced two-tier policing.
“The arresting officers believed persecuting him was more important than saving him because he was white,” Tenconi said.
As the evening progressed, several hundred protesters marched toward the area where the killing took place.
Riot police blocked access to the street where Digwa’s family reportedly lives, leading to confrontations between demonstrators and officers.
🚨 WATCH: Police come under attack at protest in Southampton over the arrest of Henry Nowak
Credit: Ay_audits on YouTube pic.twitter.com/M77ZTtTVwH
— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) June 2, 2026
Some protesters threw bottles, cans, and wheelie bins as police pushed crowds back with shields while a helicopter circled overhead.
Nearby police vehicles were also struck with glass bottles during the unrest.
Video of the British police charging Henry Nowak protesters tonight as the protesters chant “Henry, Henry, Henry, Henry”
🏴🇵🇱 https://t.co/1MN0vfShvR
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) June 2, 2026
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood denounced the protests in a post on X and pledged to prosecute those involved.
“There can be no justification for hijacking this tragedy to stir up violence and disorder,” she wrote. “Those responsible can expect to face the full force of the law.”
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…
— Shabana Mahmood MP (@ShabanaMahmood) June 2, 2026
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