'People were weeping': Police raid Manchester student common room at 2am and fine students £800 each for 'large gathering'
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxPolice handed out £800 fines to students in Fallowfield for allegedly holding a 'large gathering' in their common room, the M.E.N can reveal.Officers entered halls of residence accommodation in south Manchester at least twice this weekend to question them over their socialising.Furious parents and students have accused Greater Manchester Police of heavy-handed tactics facilitated by the University of Manchester.Students say police raided the Owens Park halls of residence at around 11pm on Friday, and 2.30am on Sunday over potential breaches of the rules.Under coronavirus laws, police do not have power of entry and need a warrant to enter and search premises.The only exception is if they have 'reasonable grounds to.
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