Full ‘blow-by-blow’ timeline of row that sparked Manchester Airport chaos with cops attacked & man kicked in face
FRESH details on the row that sparked chaos at Manchester Airport have emerged after cops were attacked and a man was kicked in the face.
In latest developments a “blow-by-blow” timeline has revealed officers were punched repeatedly and allegedly knocked to the floor unconscious – one with a broken nose – before events which sparked outcry.
Disturbing footage released on Saturday shows a group of people near a ticket machine in Terminal 2, as three cops including two women and a man head towards them.
One officer goes to grab the hands of a man who is facing the ticket machine to restrain him.
It appears to be Mohammed Fahir, 19, the same man whose head is stamped on by a male police officer in the clip which went viral at the start of this week.
Fahir can be seen resisting police shortly before landing a blow to a female officer’s face and breaking her nose.
He then appears to knock down a second woman cop in sickening scenes.
Sidekick brother Amaad then repeatedly throws “full-blooded” punches at a male armed officer as he slumps back into a chair.
Fahir then tag-teams Amaad, punching the same bobby before grabbing him by the neck in a “chokehold”.
The teenager’s grip was only released when one of the female officers tasered him.
The original video, which sparked major uproar and mass protests in Manchester, showed a male cop stamping on Fahir’s head as he lies on the floor.
A woman in a headscarf kneels next to him as the cop stands above them, holding a taser.
In this new footage the same woman tries to desperately pull back, what looks to be Amaad, as he launches his attack.
A source close to Fahir and Amaad’s family they were trying to defend their mum when chaos broke out.
The insider alleged the mother was involved in an altercation with a male passenger while flying from Pakistan to Manchester on Tuesday evening.
Once on the ground, the same man pushed the mum with his luggage trolley and made racist remarks as she collected her suitcases at Terminal 2, it is claimed.
After meeting up with sons Fahir and Amaad, she pointed out who she had argued with, it is said.
The pair are then claimed to have confronted the man – which turned into a physical altercation.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were then called to the airport and tracked the family through cameras before stopping them near the ticket machines moments before disturbing scenes unravelled.
The source also alleged to the Daily Telegraph that the mum was struck in the face by an officer, which has not been independently verified.
GMP insisted at the time three of their officers were assaulted prior to what was seen in that viral clip.
The force is yet to release bodycam footage of the incident.
Timeline of events leading up to disturbing video
VIDEO of a cop appearing to kick 19-year-old Fahir in the face before stamping on his head led to unrest on the streets of Manchester this week.
The disturbing footage was captured at Manchester Airport on Tuesday – forcing GMP to suspend an officer and refer themselves to police watchdog IOPC.
The IOPC has since confirmed the officer in question is under criminal investigation for the use of force and use of PAVA – which is similar to pepper spray.
Greater Manchester Police at the time said three of their officers were injured prior to actions in that viral clip.
Latest footage now reveals, what appears to be Fahir, punch two women officers in the face knocking them to the ground and breaking one of their noses.
Fahir’s brother Amaad also joins in, thumping an armed male cop repeatedly.
This is what we know to be the timeline so far:
- Fahir and Amaad’s mum was allegedly involved in an altercation with a man on her flight from Pakistan to Manchester
- Once the plane had landed, the same man then rammed the mum with a luggage trolley, it is claimed
- He is also said to have then hurled racist remarks at her while she waited for her suitcases at Terminal 2
- The elderly mother met up with her two sons, Fahir and Amaad, who she pointed out the man to, it is said
- The pair are then said to have confronted him – which turned into a physical altercation
- Greater Manchester Police were then called to the airport where they are understood to have met Fahir, Amaad and their mum by ticket machines
- Fahir appeared to resist officers before thumping two women cops to the ground – one with a broken nose
- Amaad then looks to have landed blows to a male armed cop repeatedly until he was slumped in a chair
- Fahir then got the the same officer in a “chokehold” until he was Tasered
- He is then thought to have been put on the floor where he was kicked and stamped on
- Footage also reportedly shows the same cop use PAVA spray (similar to pepper spray)
- Fahir and his brother are then hauled away
A family source also alleged that the mum was struck in the face by an officer – but this has not been independently verified.
GMP is currently being investigated by police watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
The IOPC received two referrals – one for the use of force and the other regarding the same officer reportedly using his PAVA, which is similar to pepper spray.
They have since confirmed the cop in question is under criminal investigation.
Manchester cops confirmed on Wednesday that two men were arrested on suspicion of “assault, assault of emergency worker, affray, and obstructing police”.
They said on Saturday evening that they are “investigating and appealing for witnesses in relation to three incidents that occurred on the evening of Tuesday 23rd July 2024 in Manchester Airport Terminal 2”.
Fahir has a cyst on his brain with symptoms “worsening overnight”, his family lawyer revealed on Thursday.
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham previously told BBC Radio 4 the situation is “not clear cut” after outbursts followed the video online.
On Sunday he added: “It is an extremely difficult situation but at least this morning it has moved forward a degree because people now have a fuller picture.
“This is a situation that escalated very quickly, it’s a very violent situation with issues on both sides.
