Manchester Airport video family press conference in full as lawyer makes explosive claims and mother injury images released

The mother involved in the violent incident at Manchester Airport was left badly bruised after being 'attacked' by a police officer, the family's lawyer has claimed at an explosive press conference.

Shameem Akhtar, 56, was allegedly hit in the face with a Taser, moments after her son, Fahir Amaaz, appeared to be kicked and stamped on as he lay on the ground. Footage went viral from inside Terminal 2 showing Mr Amaaz, 19, being kicked in the head during the incident on July 23.

The Manchester Evening News later published a second clip, which shed more light on the moments leading to the incident. The video showed Mr Amaaz and his brother, Muhammad Amaad, appearing to throw punches at a male police officer near a ticket machine inside one of the airport's car parks.

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Other officers were involved in the drama. This morning (Tuesday), the two brothers, from Rochdale, appeared alongside their lawyer Aamer Anwar and mother at a press conference. Addressing the media gathered inside the Midland Hotel, Mr Anwar detailed the family's version of events.

He said the family wanted to 'set the record straight' and provide context about what took place at the airport. Mr Anwar alleged that prior to the altercation involving her sons and the police, Ms Akhtar was racially abused on a Qatar Airways flight back from Pakistan.

A man sitting in the row behind had subjected her to a 'tirade of alleged racist abuse' and called her a 'P*** b****', he claimed. She was feeling extremely unwell and tried to move away from the man.

Ms Akhtar asked the man to calm down, but he continued to abuse and 'bully' her for several hours, Mr Anwar alleged. When she left