Protester threw frying pan at police after Henry Nowak murder

Protester threw frying pan at police after Henry Nowak murder Ryan Atkinson, 36, is the 22nd person charged following the Southampton protest and has pleaded guilty to violent disorder after throwing a frying pan at police A 36-year-old man has pleaded guilty to violent disorder by throwing a frying pan at police after violence broke out in Southampton during a protest following the murder of student Henry Nowak. Ryan Atkinson, of Highcliff Avenue, Southampton, who is the 22nd person to be charged following the protests, entered his plea at Southampton Magistrates' Court. District Judge Henry Gordon told the court that Atkinson had "picked up a large frying pan and launched it at police" during the disorder. He remanded the defendant in custody to be sentenced at Southampton Crown Court on June 29 and told him: "I find there are substantial grounds that if I granted you bail you would commit further offences." So far 10 people have been jailed following the demonstration involving 1,000 people which started outside Southampton Central Police Station on June 2 before hundreds moved on to the Portswood area where Mr Nowak was killed and where the violence started. Anger had erupted after police body-worn video was released showing Mr Nowak being placed in handcuffs moments before he became unconscious and subsequently died. Vickrum Digwa, 23, who lived in a nearby road with his family, was jailed for life to serve a minimum of 21 years for his murder. The court hearings have been told that 13 police officers and a police dog were injured in the protest and a member of the public suffered a broken jaw. The police operation involved 100 officers from nine different areas with a cost of £443,000 and a clean-up cost to the local council of £7,000, the court heard. Four more men are set to be sentenced at Southampton Crown on Friday for their parts in the disorder. [Image text:] PORTSWOOD POLICE STATION HENRY NOWAK 2007-2025