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5 Oct, 11 tweets, 4 min read
CCTV footage shows several cops jumping out from an unmarked van and pointing their guns in the face of a terrified black man who was driving home.

Callum Lother, 23, said he was only wearing his pjyamas when dragged him through the broken glass

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The young man, who was been left traumatised and not able to sleep since the swoop, told @MetroUK: ‘As soon as the van boxed me in, I put my hands in the air because I did not want to get shot, I was scared.'
The 23-year-old claimed the West Midlands Police squad then dragged him through the broken glass, causing a deep wound on his hand and cuts all over his limbs.
‘Police just started smashing my car – they were going for the windows and knocking their guns against my car.

‘Then they decided to come to the passenger window and pull me through the passenger seat. That is when I cut my hand and glass went in my foot.'
‘They did not care about the damage they caused and they then threw my phone across the floor and also broke it.

‘They also had me on the floor face down with their feet pressed into my back while I lay there barefoot in the glass.
‘Confused as I was, I did not once resist as I just wanted to go home to make sure my mother, my pregnant sister and other sister were okay.

‘After a while they explained they had some intelligence that I was in possession of a firearm and had two warrants out to raid my home.’
According to paperwork seen by @MetroUK, the squad had a warrant to search his property in Stechford, Birmingham last Wednesday – but nothing was found.

However, Callum said he was not shown any documentation when officers cuffed him.
Callum was handcuffed and locked in the van’s cage, where he was left dripping blood for more than three hours.

Even though the young man requested medical help, he said he was not given any until after the search in his home was completed.
The young man and his mum are the proud owners of Emma’s Caribbean, a takeaway service they opened two years ago.

But because of his injured hand, the runs from his house has now had to shut while he recovers, which means a great financial loss to the entire family.
Callum said: 'At the moment my mum, my pregnant sister and my brother are all struggling to sleep, even I am as well.

‘I am awake 24/7. It is just scary because people could just come back.
‘At 4am this morning I had to go and comfort my mum and sit with her, so it is terrifying especially for the women in the house.

‘The worst thing is that I have not actually done a thing, so at this point it is basically harassment. It was brutal the way they treated me.

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