Manchester Airport incident - latest: Police officer who kicked man in video faces criminal investigation

The police watchdog has launched a criminal investigation into a police officer after a suspect was kicked in the head while being restrained on the floor of Manchester Airport.

An officer has been suspended from duty after a video emerged appearing to show Mohammed Fahir, 19, being stamped on while lying down.

Watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has confirmed an officer is under criminal investigation for assault.

Paul Waugh, the Labour MP for Rochdale, who has met the family, told BBC Breakfast: “It’s clear from talking to them that they are traumatised. Lots of people saw that video clip and they are distressed by it.

Speaking to media outside Rochdale police station, the family’s solicitor Akhmed Yakoob said the condition of Fahir had worsened and that a CT scan had revealed a cyst on his brain.

The events prompted angry protests for a second night on Thursday, with roads and tram lines blocked in Manchester city centre and hundreds of protesters gathered outside Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham’s office.