Man admits violent disorder in Southampton after Nowak murder sentencing

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• A man has admitted throwing bins at officers and arming himself with a makeshift knuckle duster during the disorder in Southampton after the sentencing of a man for the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak.
• Daniel Frost, 44, from Southampton, admitted violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon when he appeared before a district judge on Thursday.
• Eleven police officers were injured in the disturbance, which took place close to the home of the killer, Vickrum Digwa.
• Nola Bond, prosecuting, told the court Frost had thrown dustbins and a chair at police officers during the protest in the Portswood area.
• She added: “He had around his neck a dog lead with a carabiner and wrapped it around his knuckles and taunted police officers to come and take it off him.” Judge Callaway sent the case to the city’s crown court for sentencing in July after telling the court the offences...