英国汉普郡警方公开的数据显示,在2024年6月2日因谋杀案判决引发的暴力抗议中被捕的37人里,有22人(占59%)曾因家庭暴力相关罪行被举报 [1]。这一数据在警方发布的执法摄像头记录引发"双层执法"争议后公布 [1]。
骚乱造成12名警察受伤,财产遭到毁坏 [1]。警方共控控33人参与公共骚乱 [1]。其中,Harry Varney因暴力骚乱被判3年监禁,他曾因家庭暴力认罪 [1];Dillon Crawford同样因暴力骚乱被判3年监禁,有19条前科记录包括家庭暴力 [1];Andrew Summerhayes因暴力骚乱被判3年2个月监禁 [1]。
女性援助组织首席执行官Farah Nazeer表示:"在家庭暴力和公共暴力之间存在证实的相关性" [1]。英国内政部发言人也指出:"针对妇女和女童的暴力是国家紧急情况" [1]。
Police data from Hampshire revealed that 22 of the 37 people arrested during violent protests following Vickrum Digwa's life sentence for the murder of Henry Nowak had previously been reported for domestic abuse-related offenses, representing 59 percent of those detained [1]. The unrest erupted on June 2, 2024, after the release of body camera footage by officers, sparking controversy over allegations of "double standards" in law enforcement [1].
The disorder resulted in 12 police officers being injured and damage to property [1]. A total of 33 individuals faced charges related to participation in public rioting [1].
Several offenders who participated in the violence received substantial custodial sentences. Harry Varney was sentenced to three years imprisonment for violent rioting, having previously pleaded guilty to domestic abuse [1]. Dillon Crawford, sentenced to three years for violent rioting, carried 19 prior convictions including domestic violence charges [1]. Andrew Summerhayes received a three-year-two-month sentence for violent rioting [1].
Farah Nazeer, chief executive of Women's Aid, stated that "there is an established correlation between domestic violence and public violence" [1]. A spokesperson for the Home Office declared that "violence against women and girls is a national emergency" [1].