Man claims Greater Manchester Police strip searched him three times, left him naked in a cell for eight hours and laughed in a 'humiliating' experience
A man claims he was left naked in a cell for eight hours as officers 'laughed' at him before being paraded around the station.
Mark Dove is the latest in a line of brave people to come forward about their treatment in the custody of Greater Manchester Police.
After four women detailed their horrific treatment of being stripped and assaulted by the force, Mr Dove courageously spoke of his own harrowing experience.
He told Sky News that he was strip searched three times for offences for which he was never charged.
Mr Dove claims officers took away his clothing and he had to resort to keeping warm using the hot tap in the cell.
When he asked for a blanket, he says he was told he would have one if he behaved.
CCTV footage shows the father being paraded around the station 'stark naked', past prisoners and the booking desk as staff 'laughed' at him.
Mark Dove is the latest in a line of brave people to come forward about their treatment in the custody of Greater Manchester Police
CCTV footage shows the father being paraded around the station 'stark naked', past prisoners and the booking desk as staff 'laughed' at him
Mr Dove told Sky News he believes his treatment stemmed from him accusing an officer of being racist and refusing to answer questions after being arrested.
In 2022, he was arrested after a family dispute and an officer said he was being taken into custody for threatening to cause criminal damage.
When Mr Dove asked why another person - who was threatening to kill him - wasn't being arrested too. he was told 'shut your mouth'.
He believed the officer was being racist and asked the staff at the station how to complain about this - but those at the desk claimed they didn't know how.
When he refused to answer questions, he said the officer told him he was 'doing his f*****g head in' and the next thing he knew he was being taken to a cell and strip searched.
He was given anti-rip garments - made of re-enforced material to reduce the risk of detainees being able to tear clothing and make ligatures - but he claims police said he'd ripped them so took them away.
Mr Dove said he was 'freezing' and told Sky: 'They take everything out of the cell, absolutely everything and just leave me there naked for eight hours.'
He was given anti-rip garments - made of re-enforced material to reduce the risk of detainees being able to tear clothing and make ligatures - but he claims police said he'd ripped them so took them away
He believed the officer was being racist and asked the staff at the station how to complain about this - but those at the desk claimed they didn't know how
Officers turned up at his house at 5.40am and smashed his door down with a battering ram in front of his terrified girlfriend and young daughter
He added: 'It was humiliating. Degrading. Because every time I pressed the button to ask them something, you can hear them just laughing through the mics. I was told when I behave, I can have a blanket.'
The next time he was arrested a year later, again in relation to a family dispute, a group of eight officers came into his garden and arrested him for threatening behaviour.
They said they came to arrest him because they had 'a bit of downtime' and 'a piece of paper with your name on it', Mr Dove said.
Again, he was stripped at the station. He refused to get into the anti-rip clothes in protest over them not giving him his anti-anxiety medication, he said.
So when a female officer came into his cell to take him to an interview room, he was still naked.
CCTV footage shows her leading him through the custody suite, past the booking desk and a group of people in suits.
He told Sky he was 'humiliated and said: 'There were even prisoners sat on the benches while I'm stark... absolutely naked - no sock on, nothing.'
Mother Dannika Stewart (pictured) has claimed she was forced to strip naked in a cell by officers from Greater Manchester Police and was told under threat to drop complaints
He said the staff and sergeants were 'laughing' at him as he was paraded past.
Mr Dove was later released without being charged. But a few months later, he was arrested again.
Officers turned up at his house at 5.40am and smashed his door down with a battering ram in front of his terrified girlfriend and young daughter.
No reason was given for him being dragged out of his house and he was strip searched for a third time.
Mr Dove is one of many people in The Baird Inquiry, which will look at whether police are abusing their powers.
Greater Manchester Police told Sky News it has 'fully engaged' in the inquiry and know there are instances in the report that 'all well below what the public expects'.
The spokesperson added that an investigation into Mr Dove's allegations is ongoing.
In January, a mother claimed she was forced to strip naked in a cell by officers from Greater Manchester Police and was told under threat to drop complaints about the force.
Dannika Stewart said that complaints she made against the force resulted in her being hauled into a police cell and humiliated by officers who told her she must 'drop all your complaints'.
She told Sky News said she feels the officers will 'just be after me now' and they always will be, adding that she was scared of what other reprisals she may face.
A former detective for GMP, Maggie Oliver, said that she is not the only person who has complained about the force who has been 'targeted' for 'standing up' to them.
Ms Stewart's complaints are also being looked by an inquiry run by Dame Vera Baird, following Sky News' investigation into police strip searches and how women are treated whilst in custody - which was expanded to include men following Mr Dove's accusations.
Video footage obtained by the woman, Zayna Iman, 38, shows her in the custody cell
Ms Iman alleges she was stripped, drugged and sexually assaulted while being held in custody
In July 2023, Greater Manchester Police referred itself to the independent police watchdog following claims made by alleged victim Zayna Iman, 38.
She says she found herself half-naked and face down in a cell after she was suspected of taking a drugs overdose.
Video footage obtained by Ms Iman shows her being put onto a mattress by three female police officers, who then take off her jeans and cut off her underwear. The force said she was given anti-rip garments because of welfare concerns.
CCTV shows the officers put her in a pair of custody shorts and leave her alone and topless in the cell.
Sky News alleges there are three hours of footage missing from the 40-hour detention, which Greater Manchester Police has failed to supply.
GMP told MailOnline previously it had submitted a challenge against Sky News' coverage. The force said there was currently no evidence to suggest any employees had committed a criminal offence.
Speaking with Sky News, Ms Iman, who waived her right to anonymity, said: 'Instead of providing an unconscious female with medical attention they thought, 'I know let's take her clothes off instead and leave her there.'
'It's just something that the police do for their own perverse kicks.'
