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Man Gets 3½-Year Term for Assaulting Female Manchester Airport Police

6/26/2026

Summary

Story summary

Mohammed Fahir Amaaz received a three-year-six-month prison term for assaulting two female police officers at Manchester Airport.
Police Constable Lydia Ward broke her nose and said she felt terrified.
Police Constable Ellie Cook’s injuries forced her to quit her firearms officer role.
Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating officers’ conduct while Amaaz’s brother Muhammad Amaad was acquitted after juries failed to reach a verdict on the assault charge.

History

Historical Context

During the early 1980s, stop-and-search policies sparked the April 1981 Brixton riots and the October 1985 Broadwater Farm riot, where Cynthia Jarrett’s death led to PC Keith Blakelock’s murder and 359 arrests. Those disturbances prompted the 2002 Police Reform Act, which now frames the 2024 Manchester Airport assault by Mohammed Fahir Amaaz on PC Lydia Ward and PC Ellie Cook.

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Story summary

Mohammed Fahir Amaaz received a three-year-six-month prison term for assaulting two female police officers at Manchester Airport.
Police Constable Lydia Ward broke her nose and said she felt terrified.
Police Constable Ellie Cook’s injuries forced her to quit her firearms officer role.
Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating officers’ conduct while Amaaz’s brother Muhammad Amaad was acquitted after juries failed to reach a verdict on the assault charge.

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