A 55-year-old former university lecturer got in trouble for "indecent exposure" as he bared his bottom at a mobile speed van because he had put it on his bucket list following a tragic multiple system atrophy diagnosis last month.

       Six police officers turned up at the home of Darrell Meekcom, a former nurse and lecturer to medical students at Birmingham City University, 20 minutes after he "flashed his bum" on the road in Kidderminster, Worcestershire.

       When the father-of-two refused to go out because he was "too scared", officers allegedly raided his home and kicked down the garden gate.

       They then lay Mr Meekcom on the ground outside to put him in cuffs.

       He said of the incident: "It was quite frightening really."

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       In a video filmed by his 36-year-old wife Sarah, he can be heard telling the officers: "Have you never wanted to moonie a speed camera?

       "This is ridiculous – I moonied a speed camera, I moonied a speed camera."

       "I'm terminally ill, I won't be able to breathe like this.

       A female officer can be heard replying: "Well, that is a significant statement that you have just made to us."

       To this, Mr Meekcom responded: "I’ve just been diagnosed with multiple system atrophy.

       "I’m terminally ill, I’ve got a very short time to live and it was one off my bucket list."

       On his list are also bungee jumping and parachuting.

       He was eventually arrested and taken into custody.

       After being released under investigation, he explained: "It is something I had always wanted to do because I'd been caught by them a couple of times for silly speeds like 35mph in a 30 zone and it always bugged me.

       "I got out of the car and flashed my bum. I pulled my trousers up and got back in the car. I didn’t think anything of it, it was a good laugh."

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       Saying he was "gobsmacked" at the arrest, he condemned the way police treated him: "They destroyed my front door and smashed the back gate to pieces.

       "They grabbed my hands and I’m saying I’m not resisting, I’m giving myself up."

       He was also accused of "dangerous driving", which he describes as "ridiculous".

       "I drove off when the speed camera van started taking my details but I assure you there was nothing dangerous about it," he explained.

       "The custody sergeant said an officer would be around to officially charge me but I’m just waiting now to see what happens."

       Mr Meekcom also suffers from heart disease, kidney failure and Parkinson’s Disease. He said: "I’m a threat to nobody.

       "Because of my illnesses, a five-year-old child could knock me over.

       "They could have killed me very easily and even when I calmly explained the situation they carried on restraining me and cuffing me from behind.

       "They did not even provide care for me when I was in custody despite my various conditions and suffering a blow to the head.

       "They were all young officers, there were no senior officers involved and if I think there was the situation would have been managed must better.

       "At one point I took a photo of one officer goading me through the window, it was like they were laughing at me and knew what they were going to do."

       After his release, Mr Meekcom's vision was blurred and he suffered two seizures.

       He went to Kidderminster Hospital, where they referred him to Worcestershire Royal Hospital following fears of a bleed to the brain.

       Labelling the officers' treatment as "an abuse of police power and privilege" and "outrageous bullying", Mr Meekcom says he has reported them to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

       West Mercia Police said in a statement: "Around 1pm on Friday, 5 November officers received a report of indecent exposure on Stourbridge Road, Kidderminster.

       "Officers attended and after a search of the area, located a person of interest in Coley Close.

       "A 55-year-old man from Kidderminster was arrested on suspicion of public order offences and dangerous driving and released on bail.

       "Enquiries are ongoing."