He was stabbed five times, including a fatal wound to the chest, by murderer Vickrum Digwa with a 21cm Sikh ceremonial blade.

Crowds gathered at around 6pm on Tuesday evening to hold a minute’s silence for the teenager, with shouts of “shame on you” also being heard.

Police confirmed that one person has been arrested during violent clashes between riot police and demonstrators.

Local authorities also deployed pepper spray after officers were allegedly hit by objects thrown.

Social media footage appeared to show a group of protesters throwing bins at police.

The crowds urged police to “take the knee” and shouted “I can’t breathe”.

Speaking to GB News, a reverend attending the protest said: “For me as a reverend, I think it’s important that we stand with the people and stand up for truth and righteousness and justice.

Over a thousand protesters have gathered outside Southampton Central Police Station to demand that action be taken after the murder of Henry Nowak

“What we’re getting very tired of seeing in our nation is our children being sacrificed on the altars of multiculturalism and political correctness.

“This is why I’m here today. People are tired, they’re aggrieved, they’re fed up.

“The bodycam footage only really highlighted what we already suspected – we have a political system that’s so indoctrinated, even our police, that when they see a man that’s clearly in a state of distress, all they see is that he was a racist.

“We’ve got to get past this. We need to get past this whole kind of hysteria over the flag-waving, misogynistic, racist, bigoted white guy, which seems to be drummed into our political system, our education system, and sadly, in our constabulary.

He added: “I want to see justice in our nation again and practical policing.”

Reacting to the scenes, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said: ‘The scenes this evening in Portswood are completely unacceptable’

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Reacting to the scenes, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said: “The scenes this evening in Portswood are completely unacceptable.

“The Nowak family made a powerful call to us all yesterday to not let Henry’s death be used to create further division, hatred or tension.

“There can be no justification for hijacking this tragedy to stir up violence and disorder. Those responsible can expect to face the full force of the law.

“I thank the police who have tonight shown great bravery and calm in the face of disgraceful violence directed at them.”

The crowds gathered around 6pm this evening to hold a minute’s silence for the teenager

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GB News understands there is a strong police presence at the protest, monitoring the perimeter.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary previously apologised for the treatment of the university student, who was handcuffed just moments before he died.

Following public outrage after harrowing footage of the 18-year-old’s arrest was released last night, a police officer involved in the case has resigned.

The force confirmed three other police officers involved in his arrest remain in place.

Police have confirmed that one person has been arrested during violent clashes between riot police and demonstrators

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A spokesman said: “Three of the officers are still serving, one officer has resigned. As the IOPC has confirmed, they are all being treated as witnesses, so not subject to any current restrictions.”

Digwa, 23, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years at Southampton Crown Court yesterday afternoon.

He was found guilty of two charges, murder and carrying a knife in public.

Digwa’s mother, Kirun Kaur, also received a guilty verdict for assisting a defendant by removing the weapon from the scene.

GB News understands there is a strong police presence at the protest, monitoring the perimeter

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Nicholas Lobbenberg KC, prosecuting, told the court: “This was a sustained attack on an unarmed man. The defendant is skilled with weapons, he trained with weapons, he sleeps in a room with weapons, he searches for weapons on his phone.”

He added: “The Crown says he is a man with a weapons obsession. He chose to use a weapon on the streets of Southampton, this demonstrates in his mind what he had was a weapon ready and available for his use.”

The judge also addressed claims Mr Nowak had used a racist word against Digwa, which the killer’s defence had used to aid Digwa in his case.

When addressing Digwa, the judge said: “I am sure that Henry said nothing racist. You are the only person to make that claim and it is completely at odds with his previous character.”

The judge noted “Henry Nowak dying alone, humiliated and handcuffed was a direct consequence of Vickrum Digwa’s dishonesty” and Digwa’s defence “describing Henry as a violent, drunk, racist aggressor, compounds the grief of the family”.