Jury sees video of brothers allegedly assaulting police

A jury has been shown new CCTV and bodycam footage of two brothers allegedly assaulting police ofi cers in a ffght at Manchester Airport last year.

- ATHENA STAVROU

Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 20, and his brother, Muhammad Amaad, 26, have been accused of attacking ofi cers who were responding to an incident at a Starbucks in the airport's Terminal 2 arrivals area on 23 July 2024.

CCTV footage shows Pc Zachary Marsden and Pc Ellie Cook, who were both armed, and unarmed Pc Lydia Ward approaching the brothers in the airport’s car park paystation after the incident.

The prosecution say Amaaz resisted as police tried to move him away from a payment machine to arrest him, and then his brother, Amaad, intervened.

They told the court yesterday that Amaaz threw 10 punches, including one to the face of Pc Ward that knocked her to the floor, and that Amaad aimed six punches at firearms officer Pc Marsden.

Amaaz is also said to have kicked Pc Marsden and twice struck firearms officer Pc Cook with his elbow, then punched Pc Marsden from behind and took hold of him before Pc Cook discharged her Taser device.