Don't miss a thing by signing up to the MyOldham newsletter here A family has hit out after a 17-year-old boy was allegedly assaulted by police officers after they received reports of someone smoking cannabis.
On Sunday (August 22) the teenager and his girlfriend were at a park in Chadderton, Oldham, when two officers approached them and began placing him in handcuffs.
The boy asked what he was being arrested for, but received no reply, his sister claims. Greater Manchester Police have since confirmed that nothing was found. Read more: Highest total of weekly coronavirus-related deaths recorded in England and Wales since March In footage shared with the Manchester Evening News , one officer then allegedly drags him to the floor and
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