A spokesperson for Hampshire Police Federation said: "The murder of Henry Nowak was a tragedy, our thoughts are with his family and friends.

"The officers' actions that night are subject to rigorous independent scrutiny and we must let that process run its course. 

"The Police Federation condemns in the strongest possible terms the calls for mob or vigilante justice against officers we have seen in recent days.

"That has included police officers being wrongly identified as being involved in the incident and personal details such as home address being widely published.

"We call on politicians of all parties and media commentators to be more responsible in their comments - and allow due process for the officers involved to ensue.

"As a staff association we are supporting all Hampshire Police officers and we urge all our members to take appropriate action online and offline to stay safe."