Two men jailed for violence at protest over police treatment of Henry Nowak

Riot officers take up positions during disturbances in Southampton on 2 June after Vickrum Digwa was sentenced for Henry Nowak’s murder. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/Reuters

Two men who threw a smoke grenade and traffic cone at police during the violence in Southampton that followed the sentencing of Henry Nowak’s killer have been jailed.

Leon O’Leary, 41, from Basingstoke, Hampshire, was sentenced to three years and one month after throwing a smoke grenade at officers.