The condition of the man involved in the incident at Manchester Airport has worsened, a solicitor says.
The family of a man who was kicked and stamped on by a police officer at Manchester Airport have been left "traumatised", a solicitor representing them has said.
Akhmed Yakoob was speaking on behalf of brothers Muhammad Fahir Amaaz and Amaad Amaaz, who were both involved in the incident.of a Greater Manchester Police firearms officer - who has since been suspended - striking a man twice as he lay prone on the floor. The force said the officer's actions came after he and other colleagues were "violently attacked" at about 20:30 BST on Tuesday.GMP said it happened after officers tried to arrest someone in the airport's Terminal 2 after a fight.The footage was described as "shocking" by MPs and other commentators, and the Independent Office for Police Conduct said it was investigating the "level of force" used.
Mr Yakoob said the medical condition of the man who was kicked, who he named as Fahir Amaaz, had worsened overnight and "a CT scan has revealed there is a cyst on his brain".Speaking outside Rochdale police station, where protests broke out last night in reaction to the incident, Mr Yakoob said the incident was an example of "brutality"."This man is now afraid to go to work.
A spokesman added: "The matter is now under investigation - everyone has the right to a fair hearing where all sides of the story are told and context is provided."A police officer has been suspended after a video circulated of a man being kicked and stamped on the head at Manchester Airport.Man charged with four city centre rapes
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