Manchester Airport fight saw 12 blows in 30 seconds as brothers 'assaulted cops', court told

Manchester Airport fight saw 12 blows in 30 seconds as brothers 'assaulted cops', court toldMohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, and Muhammad Amaad, 26, are alleged to have attacked police officers during an incident at Manchester Airport after they went to pick up their mumNewsAndrew Bardsley and Anders Anglesey News Reporter14:50, 14 Apr 2026Updated 14:53, 14 Apr 2026View 4 ImagesMohammed Fahir Amaaz(L) and Muhammad Amaad (R) have denied the charges (Image: Getty Images)Two brothers are alleged to have been embroiled in 30 seconds of violence during an alleged confrontation with armed police at Manchester Airport.Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, and Muhammad Amaad, 26, from Rochdale, arrived at the airport to pick up their mum. Amaaz is alleged to have assaulted a man at the Starbucks branch at the airport after his mum had "some form of disagreement" on the flight back to the UK from Pakistan via Qatar.He is then alleged to have attacked three police officers stationed at terminal two on July 23, 2024. The jury heard at a previous trial that Amaaz was convicted of convicted of assaulting Abdulkareem Ismaeil in Starbucks and of the assault of officers PC Lydia Ward and PC Ellie Cook.View 4 ImagesThe brothers (left and right) are alleged to have attacked the police at Manchester Airport (Image: Getty Images)PC Ward was left crying after she broke her nose and bled "profusely," the jury heard. It is claimed that in a period of 30 seconds that Amaaz "delivered no fewer than 12 blows, a kick, elbow strikes and punches, to the three officers, breaking PC Ward’s nose and causing injuries to the other two, and the second defendant delivered repeated blows with his fists to PC Zachary Marsden."PC Cook suffered "relatively minor injuries," the jury at Liverpool Crown Court heard. Amaaz and Amaad are on trial over the alleged assault of PC Marsden during the incident at the pay station. Both deny the charge.PC Marsden claimed to have suffered...