Man found guilty of attacking female police officers during Manchester Airport incident
A jury has reached a partial verdict in the case of two men accused of assaulting police officers at Manchester Airport last year.
On 23 July, 2024, a video emerged showing brothers Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 20, and Muhammed Amaad, 25, involved in a violent altercation with police went viral on the internet.
It would later emerge that the two brothers had been accused of four counts of assault against officers attending the situation.
Meanwhile, a police officer involved in the case, who appeared to be 'stamping' one of the men's heads in video footage shared on social media, was cleared of all charges after being temporarily suspended.
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A partial verdict has now been reached in the case, with Amaaz being found guilty of two charges of assault by beating and one charge of assault causing actual bodily harm, two of which related to attacks on female officers Lydia Ward and Ellie Cook.
Pc Ward suffered a broken nose after being punched in the face by Amaaz, while Pc Cook was struck twice with an elbow.
The third count of assault relates to a male member of the public.
However, no verdict was reached on a fourth charge, relating to assault causing actual bodily harm against PC Zachary Marsden, which both Amaaz and Amaad faced.
It has since been confirmed the court will seek a retrial on the charge, with Prosecutor Greaney - representing the prosecution - telling the court: "It's the intention of the Crown to seek a retrial for both defendants on count two."
Both men told the court they acted in lawful 'self-defence' of themselves or each other, claiming officers used 'unlawful force'.
Following the verdict, Mike Peake, chairman of the Greater Manchester Police Federation, said that Amaaz's conviction showed the 'worst side of police work'.
"Police officers in Manchester work in a difficult, dangerous, and dynamic world where there is no such thing as a routine incident. They deserve support in that work from the public and politicians," he said.
"The distressing scenes we have seen during this trial show some of the worst side of police work that our officers are faced with. 35 officers are assaulted in Greater Manchester Police every week. We are bloodied and we are bruised.
“We have been supporting the officers concerned in the incident at Manchester Airport last summer since it occurred. And as a Federation we will continue to do so.
"We will not be commenting further at this time."
Brenna Cooper