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Thug policemen jailed for 'deliberate cruelty' to woman, 19, which judge said was 'little short of torture'.
PC Jason Hanvey, 37, attacked 19-year-old Amy Keigher at a police station and threatened to rip her 'f*****g skull off'.
Hanvey grabbed her by the hair and forced her head down on to a desk. He then brought the handcuffs over her head from behind while she sobbed in pain.
In CCTV pictures taken in the police station, he is seen to hold her in that position for more than a minute before ordering the traumatised teenager to beg for mercy by saying: 'Pretty please'.
As he jailed Hanvey for 18 months this afternoon, Judge Anthony Gee QC branded him a common thug and told him he was a disgrace to the police force.
He also jailed a second officer, Sergeant Andrew Kennedy, for 18 months for allowing the attack to happen.
But he reserved his harshest words for Hanvey, who has a previous conviction for hitting a suspect, telling him: 'You were a bullying thug on this occasion. This was deliberate cruelty and quite appalling and inexcusable conduct.
'This was little short of torture. You have brought disgrace upon yourselves and the uniforms you are privileged to wear.'
The incident began in October 2008 when Miss Keigher and Jamie Lee Hall, also now 19, were arrested following an incident in Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre.
Both girls was taken to a police station and were being booked in when the ordeal began.
Shocking CCTV footage shown to the jury showed Miss Keigher being forced face down on to the custody desk with PC Hanvey holding her neck down saying: 'Shut up, get your head down. Move and I"ll rip your f*****g skull off.'
Her arms are then raised above her head while she is searched and the girl can be heard asking him to let go of her.
The damning footage showed Miss Keigher squealing in pain as she is held face down with her arms in the air while fellow officer Sergeant Kennedy, 51, the custody officer, does nothing to stop the incident.
When she pleaded that Hanvey was hurting her, the custody sergeant retorted: 'If you misbehave you will be hurt. It is the technique we are trained to do - hurt.'
It later emerged Hanvey had a history of violence and narrowly escaped being dismissed after punching a prisoner in the face in 1998.
PC Jason Hanvey, 37, attacked 19-year-old Amy Keigher at a police station and threatened to rip her 'f*****g skull off'.
Hanvey grabbed her by the hair and forced her head down on to a desk. He then brought the handcuffs over her head from behind while she sobbed in pain.
In CCTV pictures taken in the police station, he is seen to hold her in that position for more than a minute before ordering the traumatised teenager to beg for mercy by saying: 'Pretty please'.
As he jailed Hanvey for 18 months this afternoon, Judge Anthony Gee QC branded him a common thug and told him he was a disgrace to the police force.
He also jailed a second officer, Sergeant Andrew Kennedy, for 18 months for allowing the attack to happen.
But he reserved his harshest words for Hanvey, who has a previous conviction for hitting a suspect, telling him: 'You were a bullying thug on this occasion. This was deliberate cruelty and quite appalling and inexcusable conduct.
'This was little short of torture. You have brought disgrace upon yourselves and the uniforms you are privileged to wear.'
The incident began in October 2008 when Miss Keigher and Jamie Lee Hall, also now 19, were arrested following an incident in Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre.
Both girls was taken to a police station and were being booked in when the ordeal began.
Shocking CCTV footage shown to the jury showed Miss Keigher being forced face down on to the custody desk with PC Hanvey holding her neck down saying: 'Shut up, get your head down. Move and I"ll rip your f*****g skull off.'
Her arms are then raised above her head while she is searched and the girl can be heard asking him to let go of her.
The damning footage showed Miss Keigher squealing in pain as she is held face down with her arms in the air while fellow officer Sergeant Kennedy, 51, the custody officer, does nothing to stop the incident.
When she pleaded that Hanvey was hurting her, the custody sergeant retorted: 'If you misbehave you will be hurt. It is the technique we are trained to do - hurt.'
It later emerged Hanvey had a history of violence and narrowly escaped being dismissed after punching a prisoner in the face in 1998.