THIS is the shocking moment a cop drags a homeless man in a sleeping bag along the ground.
The officer then appears to “stomp” on his stomach near to Manchester town hall.
Homeless charity Crisis branded the incident “appalling and degrading”.
The Sudanese refugee was sleeping outside along with a group of other homeless refugees.
The 31-year-old male, who did not want to be identified, told the BBC he had been injured in the incident.
He said: “I was telling her I need to sleep.
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“But she stamped on my stomach with her foot.
“It caused me problems – I had a fever and in the following hours I had blood in my urine.”
The man has been in the UK for three-and-a-half years and has the right to remain.
He went to hospital following the incident but has now recovered.
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The refugee said council officials usually woke them every morning but on the day of the incident he said: “We told them we had nowhere to go and that it was very cold.”
Crisis boss Matt Downie said the officer’s actions were awful.
He said: “It’s appalling to see such dehumanising treatment of people rough sleeping.
“If the police behave in this way, how do we expect the public to improve the way they treat rough sleepers?
“We know there’s a problem here, we know that people are regularly abused and that some awful things happen to people on the streets.”
‘VERY DISTRESSING’
The deputy mayor of Greater Manchester Kate Green said these were “clearly very distressing images”.
She added: “We would expect anyone in a position of vulnerability to be treated with the dignity and respect they deserve and the behaviour shown here runs completely counter to those expectations.
“Behaviour like this is plainly unacceptable and must not be allowed to happen again.”
‘FELL BELOW STANDARDS’
A GMP spokesperson said in a statement: “The officer’s behaviour fell below the standards we expect, especially concerning respect for all members of the community, and the officer’s actions were dealt with.
“The superintendent responsible for the city centre personally discussed the incident with the officer and made it clear that her actions were unacceptable and must not be repeated.
“She, along with other employees, received refresher training on how to deal with similar situations in the future.”
The Sudanese refugee has said he has received an apology from the force and has now found accommodation.
Outrage was sparked in December last year when footage emerged of a McDonald’s worker soaking a homeless man outside of a branch in Victoria Street, London.
In the shocking clip a fast-food security guard, who has since been sacked for his behaviour, can be seen using a mop and bucket to drench the homeless man.
His sleeping bag and surrounding area were completely saturated in water, while the McDonald’s employee continued to kick the bedding.
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In the same month, Conservative MP David Davis saved a homeless man from a violent attack yards from Parliament.
In February 2022, six teenagers were arrested after a homeless man was beaten up in a Cornwall car park.
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