A press conference was held as solicitor Aamer Anwar spoke to the press
The mother involved in the violent incident at Manchester Airport was left badly bruised, the family's lawyer said as he issued a major update into the case and detailed the family's version of events.
The Manchester Evening News later published a second clip, which shed more light on the moments before. The video showed the two men throwing punches at a male officer near a ticket machine inside one of the airport's car parks.This morning , the family appeared alongside their lawyer Mr Anwar. Addressing the media at the Midland Hotel, he detailed their version of events.
She was feeling extremely unwell and tried to move away from the man who she said was intimidating her. She asked the man to calm down, but he continued to abuse and 'bully' her for several hours, Mr Anwer alleged. The press conference was told the woman met her sons, who went to pick her up along with her grandson and explained what had happened on board. They say her sons had spotted the man she said had racially abused her. They spoke to the man before leaving towards the car park where the altercation with police began, he added.
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