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Manchester trial dropped; one man convicted, sentencing June

5/29/2026

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Prosecutors halted the third trial and confirmed Muhammad Amaad and Mohammed Fahir Amaaz will not be retried for alleged assault on PC Zachary Marsden at Manchester Airport.
The alleged assault occurred on 23 July 2024 at the terminal two car-park pay station.
Amaaz was convicted of assaulting PC Lydia Ward, PC Ellie Cook, and a Starbucks customer during the same incident.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on 26 June.

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Prosecutors halted the third trial and confirmed Muhammad Amaad and Mohammed Fahir Amaaz will not be retried for alleged assault on PC Zachary Marsden at Manchester Airport.
The alleged assault occurred on 23 July 2024 at the terminal two car-park pay station.
Amaaz was convicted of assaulting PC Lydia Ward, PC Ellie Cook, and a Starbucks customer during the same incident.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on 26 June.