Family of man involved in Manchester Airport incident issue ‘plea for calm’

It comes after nights of protests in Rochdale and Manchester city centre following a video which showed an officer kick and stamp on the head of a man who was lying face down on the floor

A Stand Up To Racism demonstration in Manchester Picture: James Speakman/PA

The family of a man who was kicked and stamped on during an arrest at Manchester Airport in the UK have issued a “plea for calm” and urged people not to take part in any further protests, their MP has said.

Paul Waugh, the newly elected British Labour MP for Rochdale, shared a statement written by the family urging people to give those involved “time to heal” and for “due process to take its course”.