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“It was an attempted assassination:” Lawyer of teenager kicked in the head by police speaks to LBC
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13:00Now PlayingA teenager who was kicked in the head by a police officer while being held on the floor at Manchester Airport has a cyst on his brain, his lawyer has claimed.
Solicitor Akhmed Yakoob said his client, 19-year-old Mohammed Fahir, had been in hospital for a CT scan, which revealed he was suffering from a head injury.
The footage has sparked concern among onlookers, and the officer in question has been suspended. The kicking sparked unrest outside Rochdale police station in Greater Manchester on Wednesday evening.
Mr Yakoob, who spoke to reporters in Rochdale on Thursday, added: "The main concern for us, for me, is that the family receive justice and this no longer happens again."
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham have met to discuss the incident, and the police watchdog is investigating.
The video, shared on Wednesday afternoon, shows the man, who appears to have been tasered, lying on the ground as the officer takes aim at him, and then kneels on his back.
A woman kneels next to him on the floor during the kicking.
Another man is also restrained forcibly while sitting on a nearby chair, as bystanders film in astonishment.
Police said that they had been called out to an altercation between members of the public, and were attacked while responding.
Asked why the police had approached the family, Mr Yakoob said: "That's not relevant. The relevant issue right now is the health and the wellbeing of the family.
"One thing I can say loud and clear is that nothing justifies the barbaric treatment from the police officers.
"Because as you can see from the videos that everybody has seen there was no threat whatsoever to the police or the public.
"People are forgetting that the mother was assaulted as well. She got punched and kicked in the face."
Mr Yakoob said he had a "long history" with the police himself but added: "We are with policing but we are against people taking advantage of their powers."
He said he hoped that "honest" police officers would come forward to assist the ongoing IOPC investigation.
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