US EditionBrothers used 'high level of violence' in airport arrest, court told
- Two brothers from Rochdale, aged 20 and 26, faced trial today at Liverpool Crown Court for alleged assaults that occurred at Manchester Airport on July 23, 2024.
- The charges arose after police responded to an earlier incident at a Starbucks café where the defendants confronted and assaulted Abdulkareem Ismaeil before resisting arrest in Terminal 2.
- The prosecution alleged that both defendants violently attacked three police officers, inflicting actual bodily harm, including a broken nose sustained by PC Ward.
- Prosecutor Paul Greaney explained that visual evidence from surveillance and police body cameras would allow the jury to see what happened firsthand, and he expressed confidence that they would dismiss the defendants' assertion of lawful self-defence.
- Judge Flewitt instructed jurors to avoid media influence and emphasized the case's seriousness, with the trial expected to last three to four weeks.
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Man accused of airport assault was aggressive and headbutted traveller – court
A witness has told the trial of two brothers accused of assaulting police of an earlier incident at Manchester Airport. The man accused of assaulting police at Manchester Airport was “aggressive” and got “in the face” of another traveller before head-butting him, a witness told a court. The incident at a Starbucks coffee house at Terminal Two of Manchester Airport led to police being called, Liverpool Crown Court heard. When police arrived they …
Moment man 'headbutts dad at Manchester airport before he & bro attacked cops'
THIS is the moment a man headbutted a passenger at Manchester Airport before he and his brother attacked armed cops with a “high level of violence” , a court heard. Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 20, and Muhammad Amaad, 26, allegedly lashed out at three officers – leaving one with a broken nose. CPSVideo showed one of the brothers headbutting a passenger before the brawl, a court heard[/caption] PAMohammed Fahir Amaaz, left, and Muhammed Amaad, right, ar…
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