A student held at gunpoint by armed police told the ECHO an officer "tightened his handcuffs" in anger after he protested his innocence.
The 23-year-old, who gave his name as Mohammed, was with a friend on his way to evening prayers at the Al-Rahma Mosque, in Mulgrave Street, Toxteth, when an armed response unit pointed assault rifles on them. The force said the stop, shortly after 9.15pm on Monday (June 27), followed reports from a member of the public that a man had been seen with a gun in his waistband at the nearby junction of Princes Road and North Hill Street.
Merseyside Police initially said the two men had been given advice on what to do if they wished to make a complaint, but the men "did not indicate" they wished to do so. However today the force confirmed it has received two formal complaints in relation to the incident.
