Brothers Charged with Assaulting Police Officers at Manchester Airport

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Two brothers, Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad, allegedly headbutted a stranger in a Starbucks and then assaulted police officers at Manchester Airport on July 23 last year. The incident was captured on CCTV cameras and showed the defendants using a "high level of violence" against the officers. The prosecution claims that the brothers were not acting in lawful self-defence, but rather were "acting offensively, not defensively." The trial continues, with the brothers denying the allegations.

Key Takeaways:

  • Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 20, and Muhammad Amaad, 26, allegedly headbutted a stranger in a Starbucks at Manchester Airport's Terminal 2 on July 23 last year.
  • The brothers travelled to the airport with their young nephew to collect their mother, who was due to arrive back on a flight from Qatar.
  • The prosecution claims that the brothers used a "high level of violence" against the police officers, including Pc Zachary Marsden and Pc Ellie Cook.
  • The incident was captured on CCTV cameras, showing the defendants resisting arrest and assaulting the officers.
  • The brothers claim they were acting in lawful self-defence, but the prosecution argues that their actions were "entirely unlawful" and driven by "anger".
  • The trial continues, with the brothers denying the allegations of assault.
  • The incident involved a complex sequence of events, including a confrontation between the brothers' mother and a man named Abdulkareem Ismaeil on the flight.
  • The brothers' defence team argued that the officers' actions were irrelevant to the lawfulness of the defendants' conduct.

Statistics:

  • The incident occurred on July 23 last year at Manchester Airport's Terminal 2.
  • The CCTV footage showed the defendants resisting arrest and assaulting the police officers for approximately one minute and 50 seconds.
  • Three police officers were involved in the incident: Pc Zachary Marsden, Pc Ellie Cook, and Pc Lydia Ward.
  • The brothers allegedly used a "high level of violence" against the police officers.
  • Pc Marsden was dragged to the floor by Mohammed Fahir Amaaz while trying to arrest him.
  • Pc Ward suffered a broken nose in the altercation.

Sources:

  • Paul Greaney KC, opening the prosecution case for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
  • A video recording of the incident at Starbucks, captured on July 23 last year.
  • Police procedural reports and witness statements.
  • Video and images provided by PA Media.