Brother of Manchester Airport thug who attacked cops sacked as police officer
The fracas at Manchester Airport dominated the headlines(Image: PA)
TL;DR
- PC Mohammed Abid was sacked for gross misconduct after being found guilty of making a racist comment towards a colleague.
- Abid's brother was previously jailed for assaulting two police officers at Manchester Airport.
- A disciplinary panel found Abid described a female colleague's hair as 'looking like a mop'.
- Abid denied the allegation, claiming his accuser was lying and that he was a victim of racism.
- The panel found a culture of mocking accents and behavior within the Greater Manchester Police's Bury division.
- Six serving officers, including Abid, were sacked for gross misconduct.
- Two former officers who had left GMP before the hearing would have been dismissed if they had remained.
- All eight officers have been added to the College of Policing's 'barred list', preventing future employment in policing.
- A ninth officer, Sergeant Adrian Bick, received a final written warning for comparing a suspect's picture to PC Y.