The Manchester police have apologized after a man was arrested for reportedly helping his vulnerable family members during stay-at-home orders.

The man, whose identity was not shared with the public, had been in Fallowfield, Manchester, on the afternoon of Friday when he was arrested by the police.

In a video that went viral, you can see the man being handcuffed by a police officer.

The man claimed that he was doing some errands for vulnerable family members.

He was dropping food to his family.

He added:

“I’m dropping food off to vulnerable members of my family who can’t do nothing and I’m taking a tree home with me.”

Officers were asked why the man is being handcuffed, and this is when one of them said that the man was breaking coronavirus lockdown measures.

Police officers also threatened to spray the man, who asked a number of times to have the handcuffs adjusted because he was in pain.

After a video of the incident viral, the Manchester police released an apology letter for the incident.

The spokesperson of the Greater Manchester Police said that the man was de-arrested.

The spokesperson added:

“Although the matter is being investigated fully by our professional standards branch, our initial review shows that the incident wasn’t dealt with in the professional way we would expect and we apologise for that. The public rightly expect the highest standards from our officers and we will investigate this matter thoroughly and properly. A senior member of the force is speaking to the man and his family today. We would ask that the public understand the stresses that our officers are working under at present and we hope this apology will be welcome to those involved.”

The police have launched a professional investigation.