The man who had his head kicked and stamped on by a Greater Manchester Police officer has a cyst on his brain, the family’s lawyer has claimed.
Akhmed Yakoob, who is representing Fahir and Amaad, made the claim while addressing reporters after Fahir’s condition reportedly worsened overnight.
During his address outside Rochdale Police Station, the lawyer claimed a CT scan showed a cyst.
Yakoob also revealed Fahir is related to someone who works as a police officer for the force, who is now “afraid to go to work”.
He added: “He went in today and spoke to his supervisor, and the only reason he is not going to work is because he is fearing for his own safety.”
Yakoob’s update comes after Greater Manchester Police confirmed an officer had been suspended in relation to the footage showing a man being kicked in the head and stamped on.
In a statement confirming the officer was relieved of his operational duties, Assistant Chief Constable Wasim Chaudhry said: “We know that a film of an incident at Manchester Airport that is circulating widely shows an event that is truly shocking, and that people are rightly extremely concerned about.
“The use of such force in an arrest is an unusual occurrence and one that we understand creates alarm.
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An incident unfolded at Manchester AirportTWITTER“In advance of what is shown in the footage available, we were called to reports of an assault at Terminal 2, Manchester Airport at 8.25pm on Tuesday 23 July.
“The alleged suspect was seen on CCTV at a ticket machine in the car park and officers attended the location to arrest him.
“During our response, three officers were assaulted. One female officer suffered a broken nose and the other officers were forced to the ground and suffered injuries which required hospital treatment.
“One male officer has been removed from operational duties and we are making a voluntary referral of our policing response to the Independent Office of Police Conduct.
Akhmed Yakoob, who is representing Fahir and Amaad, made the claim while addressing reporters after Fahir’s condition reportedly worsened overnight
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“Two men have been arrested on suspicion of assault, assault of emergency worker, affray, and obstructing police.
“Two other men have also been arrested on suspicion of affray and assault of an emergency worker.”
The incident prompted protests outside Rochdale Police Station, with more expected outside the offices of Greater London Mayor Andy Burnham later today.
Burnham met with Home Secretary Yvette Cooper earlier to discuss the incident.
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