airport brawl
Footage of the disturbance was shown to two juries after being shared widely online
Two men accused of assaulting a police officer at Manchester Airport during a brawl captured in footage shared across social media will not face a second retrial.
The Crown Prosecution Service said it would not be ordering a further hearing for Muhammad Amaad, 26, and Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, after two previous juries failed to reach verdicts at Liverpool Crown Court.
The pair had denied assaulting Greater Manchester Police constable Zachary Marsden near the car park area of Terminal 2 on 23 July 2024.
Amaaz was previously convicted of assaulting two female officers, PC Lydia Ward and PC Ellie Cook, and a Starbucks customer during the same alleged incident. He will be sentenced on 26 June.
Amaaz appeared via videolink from custody while Amaad sat with his lawyers in the court as prosecutor Paul Greaney KC outlined the reasoning for not applying for a second retrial.
He said the law was clear in that there would be a "presumption and expectation" that there are no third trials save for "exceptional circumstances".
Resist Comment: Further evidence of 'peaceful' islam. Let's hope they lock amaaz up and throw away the key.