Two men have been charged after disorder in Southampton in the wake of the murder of Henry Nowak.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced the charges after riots on Tuesday evening in the Hampshire port city following the conclusion of the court case, which led to the injury of 11 police officers and a police dog.
Matt Styler, 50, has been charged with assaulting a police officer (assault of an emergency worker), and Daniel Frost, 44, has been charged with violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon.
They will appear at Southampton Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.
Sophie Stevens, deputy chief crown prosecutor for CPS Wessex, said: “We have decided to prosecute Matt Styler with assault of an emergency worker.
“Later our out of hours team CPS Direct also directed that Daniel Frost was charged with violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon – this followed an investigation into alleged offending following protests held in Southampton on Tuesday evening.
“Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring the case to court and that it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings.”
