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An 18-year-old man has admitted to throwing a bottle at police during a Henry Nowak protest in Southampton which turned violent. The teenager is now banned from attending gatherings.
Callum Cool, who was 17 at the time of the June 2 demonstration, pleaded guilty to violent disorder during a hearing at Southampton Magistrates’ Court.
District Judge Robinson set conditions that Cool would be fitted with an electronic tag with a curfew at his home and ordered him not to attend any protest or gathering of more than 10 people.
The teenager, from Robinia Green, Southampton, was granted conditional bail to appear at Southampton Crown Court for sentencing on June 29.
Judge Robinson told him: "I am going to list your case for Southampton Crown Court for sentencing where the next hearing will take place on June 29. I am prepared to grant you conditional bail which means you must turn up on June 29 or you may be committing another offence."
The June 2 demonstration saw 1,000 people gather outside Southampton Central Police Station before hundreds moved on to the Portswood area, where Mr. Nowak had been killed, and where the disorder erupted.
Cool is the 23rd person to be charged over the protest, with 13 people having been jailed so far.
The protest was sparked by police body-worn video which showed 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.
Politics Editor