Police are poised for further clashes after 11 officers and a dog were injured during riots in Southampton sparked by the treatment of Henry Nowak.
Public anger was sparked by bodycam footage showing officers handcuffing the 18-year-old university student as he lay dying after his Sikh killer falsely claimed to be a victim of racism.
Hampshire Constabulary have increased patrols in Southampton and warned of further arrests following the ‘unacceptable scenes’, which saw thugs pelting officers with glass bottles.
Mr Nowak’s case has also prompted a political row as ‘two-tier’ guidance treating white people differently to ethnic minorities was blamed for the way officers
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