A couple who were arrested after allegedly attacking police in a dispute over bottled water have spoken out about the incident.

Nasir Hussain and his girlfriend Mahira Hussain were arrested at Rochdale Tesco yesterday after clashing with staff when they got to the checkout and tried to buy over 20 bottles.

Miss Hussain filmed the pair in an altercation with the Tesco staff, who claimed they could not buy so many bottles of water as it was ‘unfair’ on other customers.

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But Mr Hussain claims his girlfriend, a maths teacher at a local school, lives a healthy lifestyle and drinks two litres of mineral water a day.




He said the ordeal was a ‘nightmare’ which resulted in him spending seven hours in a police cell.

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He told MailOnline: ‘I was not being aggressive, I was just being normal. Mahira started filming and the security guard was saying it was private property, which I was not aware of.

‘I saw there was a police officer and I thought “forget security – there’s a person who will be fair”. I called him over and he said, “have you told him to leave?”

‘Straight away I got this sinking feeling. I felt the police officer came with an agenda and he didn’t listen to me.’

Nasir Hussain has spoken out for this first time since being arrested in Tesco (Picture: DRN)

Staff claimed he and his girlfriend were buying too much water (Picture: DRN)

He also added that he felt he was being ‘unjustly treated’ and he spent six hours in A&E being checked over, and now feels ‘depressed’.

He also claimed he doesn’t know if he threw a punch or tried to block the officer, who suffered injuries to his face in the confrontation.

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The couple were both charged with assault following the incident, Greater Manchester Police have said.

A spokesperson 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 30 October 2018.

Mahira Hussain was also arrested during the incident (Picture: DRN)

‘Around 7pm on Tuesday 25 September, 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.’

They also said they have since received a complaint to their Professional Standards Branch following the incident

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