Tesco incident - Oldham pair see charges dropped

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Two people from Oldham have had the charges against them dropped after they were arrested following an incident inside a Tesco store in Rochdale.

Nasir and Mahira Hussain were arrested after the shop on Silk Street refused to sell them a trolley full of water, they claimed was to be used by Mrs Hussain while she was at work at a school.

Footage of the argument, which started shortly afterwards, was posted on social media and lead to many people commenting on the aggression of the police officer who arrested the pair.

An investigation is underway by the Independent Office for Police Conduct in relation to the incident.

The couple, who both come from Oldham, appeared at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court and were informed that the charges against them had been dropped.

In the footage Mr Hussain tells the camera: “So, we’re in Tesco, Rochdale, and for some reason they’ve got a different policy to every other Tesco up and down the country.

“Every other Tesco we managed to get these Volvic bottles, as many as we want.

“We’re not retailers, we’re not wholesalers, we just want them for our home but unfortunately in this Tesco we’ve been told that we’re only allowed ten bottles each.”

At the time of the incident Greater Manchester Police said: “Two people have been charged with assaulting a police officer.

“Nasir Hussain and Mahira Hussain, both of Oldham, have been charged with assault of a constable and have been bailed to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, October 30, 2018.

“Around 7pm on Tuesday, September 25, while responding to another incident at Tesco on Silk Street, Rochdale, an officer was alerted to a disturbance in the store.”

“The officer spoke to both parties involved before asking a man to leave.

"The officer was assaulted and suffered injuries to his face.”

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