GMP appeal for information on incidents leading to viral head kicking video

Officers are appealing for information of the events leading upto the viral kicking incident

Greater Manchester Police has issued an urgent appeal for information regarding three incidents believed to have occurred prior to the events depicted in a viral video, which shows an officer allegedly kicking a man in the head.

The footage, which surfaced online, appears to capture an officer kicking and stamping on a man's head as he lay prone on the ground at Manchester Airport's Terminal 2 on the evening of Tuesday 23 July.

The first incident is an altercation between passengers from Qatar Airways flight QR023, which arrived at 7.20pm. The altercation may have taken place during the flight or afterwards in the T2 baggage hall.
 

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The second incident is a violent altercation involving members of the public in T2 Starbucks at approximately 8.22pm.

The third incident is the assault of three police officers which occurred in the T2 car park pay point area at 8.28pm. This resulted in the three officers receiving head injuries, including a broken nose.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is independently investigating the use of force by GMP officers that directly followed these events and is shown within the footage on social media.

Witnesses are asked to upload information, images, or footage to a public portal, which can be found here. 
 

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