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A male student has been found guilty of assaulting two female police officers in a violent incident at Manchester Airport. Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 20, was charged with attacking the officers during the disturbance on 23 July the previous year, and the altercation was captured in widely shared mobile phone footage. Following a three-week trial at Liverpool Crown Court, Amaaz was convicted of assaulting PC Lydia Ward, causing actual bodily harm, and assaulting emergency worker PC Ellie Cook.
During 10 hours of deliberation, the jury could not reach verdicts on allegations that Amaaz and his brother Muhammad Amaad, 26, had also assaulted PC Zachary Marsden causing actual bodily harm. As a result, the Crown is seeking a retrial on those specific counts. Amaaz was also found guilty of a previous assault on a member of the public, Abdulkareem Ismaeil, at a Starbucks cafe in the airport’s arrivals area earlier in the same day.
Prosecutors stated that the violent incident unfolded in the airport car park’s pay station area where the officers responded to reports of a male matching Amaaz’s description headbutting a member of the public. Amaaz allegedly resisted as he was grabbed from behind at a car park ticket machine before the violence ensued. The court heard accounts of him striking PC Lydia Ward, causing a broken nose, and knocking PC Ellie Cook down. Amaaz maintained during the trial that he feared for his safety from the officers.
Mike Peake, chairman of the Greater Manchester Police Federation, expressed his support for the officers involved in the incident, stating that the conviction of Amaaz highlights the challenges faced by police officers in Manchester. He emphasized the dangers and unpredictability of police work, underscoring the need for support from both the public and politicians. Peake highlighted the frequency of assaults on officers in Greater Manchester Police, reiterating the importance of backing these officers in their line of duty
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