Manchester Airport incident ‘complicated’, mayor says as new video emerges

Protests erupted in Rochdale and Manchester city centre after a video circulated of an officer allegedly kicking and stamping on a man as he lay face-down during an arrest at the airport on Tuesday

A general view of Terminal 2 at Manchester Airport (Dave Thompson/PA)

Sat, 27 Jul, 2024 - 23:13

Pol Allingham, PA

The Mayor of Greater Manchester urged people “not to rush to judgment” over the Manchester Airport incident after new footage appears to show a violent and frenetic lead-up.

Protests erupted in Rochdale and Manchester city centre after a video circulated of an officer allegedly kicking and stamping on a man as he lay face-down during an arrest at the airport on Tuesday.