30/07/2025
Breaking News | Mohammed Amaaz found guilty of assaulting two female Police Officers at Manchester Airport
A 20‑year‑old student, Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, from Rochdale has been found guilty of assaulting two female police officers during a violent incident at Manchester Airport in July 2024.
According to the prosecution, Amaaz punched PC Lydia Ward, knocking her to the ground and breaking her nose. He also struck PC Ellie Cook with an elbow blow, causing her to fall.
The altercation began on 23 July 2024, after Amaaz allegedly entered a Starbucks in Terminal 2 and headbutted a man named Abdulkareem Ismaeil. The police responded at the Terminal 2 car‑park pay station and attempted to detain him. Amaaz and his brother, Muhammad Amaad, resisted arrest. CCTV footage shown to the jury captured Amaaz throwing ten punches, and Amaad delivering six punches at PC Zachary Marsden .
A jury at Liverpool Crown Court convicted Amaaz of causing actual bodily harm to PC Ward, assaulting PC Cook and assaulting the member of the public. They were unable to reach a verdict on the charge of assaulting PC Marsden, which the Crown intent to retry.
Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson described the convicted violence as “appalling”. He reaffirmed support for the officers involved and highlighted that assaults on officers occur frequently, with around 44 incidents every week in Greater Manchester.
Amaaz is currently remanded in custody. A bail hearing is scheduled and arrangements are being made for a potential retrial on the unresolved count involving PC Marsden.
