No second retrial for men accused of airport brawl
Two men accused of assaulting a police officer during a brawl at Manchester Airport will not face a second retrial. The Crown Prosecution Service decided against ordering a new hearing after previous juries failed to reach a verdict. The case has attracted public interest, but the prosecution deemed it not serious enough to warrant a third trial.
- ▪Muhammad Amaad and Mohammed Fahir Amaaz denied assaulting PC Zachary Marsden.
- ▪The Crown Prosecution Service will not pursue a second retrial after two juries failed to reach a verdict.
- ▪Amaaz had previously been convicted of assaulting two female officers and a customer during the same incident.
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No second retrial for men accused of airport brawl21 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleGeorgie DockerNorth WestPAMohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad denied assaulting PC Zachary MarsdenTwo 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…
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