Brothers Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad will not face a third trial after two juries failed to reach verdicts in an assault case [1].
The decision ends a prolonged legal battle involving an alleged assault on a police officer at Manchester Airport, marking a significant conclusion to a high-profile prosecution [1, 2].
Prosecutors dropped the case after two separate juries were unable to reach a consensus following lengthy deliberations [1, 3]. The second trial lasted five weeks before the jury was discharged [3]. During that process, the second jury deliberated for nearly 20 hours [3].
Mohammed Fahir Amaaz is 21 [4]. The proceedings took place at Liverpool Crown Court, where the brothers faced allegations regarding the incident at Greater Manchester's primary aviation hub [3].
The failure of two consecutive juries to deliver a verdict typically signals that the evidence presented was not sufficient to secure a conviction or an acquittal beyond a reasonable doubt. In the UK legal system, the prosecution holds the discretion to decide whether to seek a retrial or terminate the proceedings [1, 2].
Greater Manchester Police and the Independent Office for Police Conduct were involved in the broader context of the airport incident, though the specific criminal charges against the brothers have now been resolved [3].
“Brothers Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad will not face a third trial”
The decision to forgo a third trial suggests that the prosecution determined the likelihood of a conviction was low. When multiple juries fail to reach a verdict, it often indicates a 'hung jury' scenario where evidence is contradictory or insufficient to meet the legal threshold for guilt, effectively ending the state's ability to pursue the specific charges in court.
