A police officer has been filmed brutally kicking and stamping on the head of a Muslim man lying on the ground defenceless at Manchester Airport.
The video shows a young male on the ground being tasered by one officer while another officer is seen kicking and stomping on his head.
A Muslim woman, identified in some social media posts as the young man’s mother, is seen attempting to protect him.
The footage also shows the same officer ordering another male, who was seated on a bench, to get down. As the man complied, the officer kicked him in the knee and then in the head.
Anger has grown over the video and a crowd of what appeared to be several hundred people protested outside the police station in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, on Wednesday evening.
The incident reportedly began with an altercation between individuals in Terminal 2, prompting a police response.
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Police said during the attempt to arrest one suspect, three officers were subjected to a “violent assault,” resulting in all three being punched to the ground.
They added that one female officer sustained a broken nose, and all officers required hospital treatment.
Four men were arrested at the scene on charges of affray and assaulting emergency service workers.
Regarding the actions captured in the video, Manchester Police stated: “We acknowledge the concerns of the conduct within the video, and our Professional Standards Directorate is assessing this.”
The police officer seen kicking the man has now been suspended from all duties.
