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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Josh Halliday North of England editor

Teenager kicked in face by Manchester police is ‘traumatised’, solicitor says

Ahmed Yakoob
Ahmed Yakoob says the health of his client, Mohammed Fahir, ‘has worsened since last night’. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

A teenager who was kicked in the face by an armed police officer while lying prone on the ground is “traumatised” and receiving hospital treatment after the “barbaric” assault, his solicitor has said.

Akhmed Yakoob said 19-year-old Muhammed Fahir was a victim of “police brutality” after footage showed an officer stamping on his head during an arrest at Manchester airport on Tuesday.

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