Woman alleges sexual assault by Greater Manchester Police whilst in custody

Terrifying . I believe her.

Heartbreaking. Nothing to add, except I believe her.

That is horrific. What the hell is going on with GMP?? Those statements from them are bizarre - talking about these women receiving their "services" and their "services" not having been below an acceptable standard?! It's not a complaint of poor service, it's a woman reporting a criminal offence. And utterly inappropriate treatment whilst she was held for an incredibly long time for no reason at all.

Then the other two women who were subject to similar treatment by the same force. Strip searching as a tool to humiliate and dominate. It's despicable.

Saw this on Twitter, didn't see anything on BBC news so thought I'd come here to see if anyone was discussing this - how come this isn't bigger news?

This is an absolutely disgusting allegation and the apparent cover up is surely of huge public interest. Is it because sky news have taken the story on that means the bbc etc will wait to verify it themselves or something?

I believe her, I think she's incredibly strong to come forward so publically

All the footage should be disclosed - or she should have been given a reason as to why not.

Indeed. It's a damning omission to say the least.

I believe her, the evidence she has is strong. Courage to her taking on the police

Bloody hell!

After her release, Zayna went straight to hospital. Her medical report states: "Miss Iman does not have any prior history of mental disorder, she has been admitted with an acute psychotic episode which has resolved without treatment. It is highly likely that this is drug related to 'the date rape drug' which led to a sexual assault." Medical records also indicate sexual injuries.

If nothing happened why haven't the police given her ALL of the footage???

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It depends on what the risks are when she was brought into custody as to why she was strip searched. Has she made a threat of suicide or is there a marker on PNC or intelligence to suggest this. Is there a suggestion she has drugs concealed on her - I think cocaine was possibly mentioned in the link.

We have had in the past people who have died in police cells before by stuffing items such as toilet paper, clothing, socks, underwear down their throat - so if there is a risk there, that's why they have been removed.

She may remain handcuffed if there is a possibility she will become violent again when she awakes.

If she is unconscious - she shouldn't have been left face down however.

We do it differently - we have cell watches for situations like this. So two officers will have to wait with her at the cell so she is under constant observations. CCTV on & BWV on. The downside to this is that it often makes the detained person more agitated as they are constantly watched, it drains all the police resources so we have no units free for burglaries, domestic etc. The local communities go mad when we are not attending jobs as we are all on cell watches.

Manchester may do it differently.

Oh dear God, that poor woman.

Why did they remove her knickers. I cant see any valid reason.
Why is an unconscious person handcuffed. I cant see any valid reason.
Why is an unconscious person left face down, as opposed to recovery position. Every first aider knows this, and I am assuming all officers are trained in basic first aid. I'm not one and still know this.

Those are the easiest questions to answer. But they can't.

Jesus christ. I believe her.

'Police have not explained the missing footage.'

Seems pretty crucial. I hope she gets the answers she is seeking.

Terrifying. Good for them to speak up.