Key Facts

• Mohammed Fahir Amaaz (21) and Muhammad Amaad (26) were accused of assaulting PC Zachary Marsden at Manchester airport in July 2024.
• Videos showed a physical fight, including Marsden kicking one brother while he was on the ground.
• Two juries at Liverpool crown court could not decide on a verdict after lengthy trials.
• Judge Flewitt recorded not guilty verdicts against the brothers after the second jury failed to reach a decision.
• Amaaz was in prison for other assaults on officers during the same incident, while Amaad was found not guilty at the first trial.
• The Crown decided not to continue with a third trial, saying the case was serious but not extremely grave.
• Nigel Farage criticized the initial verdict publicly, but no legal action was taken against him for contempt of court.
• The incident began after the brothers responded to verbal abuse directed at their mother.
• Officers said they were assaulted and injured, one suffered a broken nose, and Marsden was suspended then later reinstated.
• The police conduct watchdog is still investigating the incident.