No second retrial for men accused of airport brawl

16 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleGeorgie DockerNorth West

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Two men accused of assaulting a police officer in a brawl at Manchester Airport will not face a second retrial.

The Crown Prosecution Service has said it will not be ordering a further hearing for Muhammad Amaad, 26, and Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, after two previous juries at Liverpool Crown Court failed to reach verdicts.

The pair had denied assaulting Greater Manchester PC Zachary Marsden at the car park pay station area of terminal two on 23 July 2024.

Amaaz had previously been convicted by another jury 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.

Last week, the second jury was discharged after they deliberated for nearly 20 hours following a five-week trial.

Both men, from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, denied the charge and said they acted in lawful self-defence, or in defence of the other.

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