Brothers Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad will not face a third trial regarding the alleged assault of a police officer [1].
The decision effectively ends a legal process that drew significant attention to police conduct and public order at one of the UK's busiest travel hubs. The case centered on an incident involving PC Zachary Marsden at Manchester Airport [1].
The legal proceedings followed an alleged assault that occurred in 2024 [1]. The most recent trial lasted five weeks [2]. During that process, a second jury was discharged last week after nearly 20 hours of deliberation [2].
Prosecutors decided not to proceed with a third trial after the second jury failed to reach a verdict [1]. This follows a similar outcome with a previous jury. The case was heard at Liverpool Crown Court, involving evidence and oversight from the Independent Office for Police Conduct, and Greater Manchester Police [2].
Because the prosecution has declined to seek a third trial, the charges against the brothers have not resulted in a conviction. The brothers had been accused of assaulting PC Marsden during the 2024 encounter [1].
“Brothers Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad will not face a third trial”
The conclusion of this case without a verdict after two separate trials suggests a high threshold of evidentiary difficulty for the prosecution. When the Crown Prosecution Service declines a third trial, it often indicates that the likelihood of conviction is deemed too low to justify the public cost and judicial resources of another proceeding.
