The case against brothers Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad, who were accused of assaulting PC Zachary Marsden at Manchester Airport, collapsed after two juries failed to reach verdicts12:01, 29 May 2026Updated 12:20, 29 May 2026Two brothers have been cleared of assaulting an armed police officer at Manchester Airport after two juries failed to reach verdicts.‌Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, and Muhammad Amaad, 26, were both on trial accused of assaulting Greater Manchester PC Zachary Marsden. They denied the single charge and claimed they were acting in self-defence.‌Prosecutors announced on Friday that they would not seek a third trial after a second jury was left deadlocked last week, the Manchester Evening News reports.‌Judge Neil Flewitt KC ordered not guilty verdicts to be recorded against Amaaz and Amaad on the charge of assaulting PC Marsden, occasioning him actual bodily harm, after prosecutors offered no evidence.Amaaz was previously convicted of assaulting two police officers and a member of the public in the same incident, trial jurors heard in the case, which ended on May 20. He now faces sentencing on June 26 for those charges.‌Jurors in the second trial said they could not agree on any verdicts in respect of either of the defendants after deliberating for around 19 hours and 48 minutes, and after being told they could reach majority verdicts.Mobile phone footage of Amaaz being kicked in the head before apparently being stamped on by an armed police officer went viral when it was published on the internet shortly after the confrontation on July 23, 2024.The incident prompted a series of protests. Further CCTV footage appeared to show the police officers coming under attack moments before the kick.‌The incident happened at a car park pay station at Terminal 2 after Amaaz and his older brother, Amaad, both from Rochdale, picked up their mother from a Qatar Airways flight from Pakistan.Last year, following a five-week trial, a jury was not able to reach verdicts on charges that the siblings had earlier attacked the armed police officer who kicked one of them, PC Zachary Marsden. The pair said they acted in self-defence.‌Following a re-trial which ended on May 20, a second jury also failed to reach a verdict on the charge. On Thursday, it was confirmed that prosecutors would not seek a third trial. Not guilty verdicts were recorded against the defendants.Amaaz was convicted at last year's trial of assaulting a man by headbutting him inside Terminal 2, prompting police to collar him and his brother inside the car park pay station moments later.Amaaz was also convicted of attacking another armed police officer, PC Ellie Cook, and an unarmed officer, PC Lydia Ward, who was captured on bodycam footage bleeding profusely and sobbing after the defendant punched her in the face.‌Mr Greaney said the decision to not pursue another trial had been taken at the "highest level" of the Crown Prosecution Service. He said the law stated there was a 'clear presumption' against a third trial unless there were 'exceptional circumstances' and when the case was of 'extreme gravity'.Mr Greaney said that while the case was "serious", it did not meet the test for "extreme gravity". The prosecutor told the court that there had been information which was 'wholly false' which had gained 'traction on social media', stating that Amaaz had been convicted on other offences and that jurors had not been deadlocked on all charges.Amaad hugged supporters outside the courtroom following the conclusion of the hearing. Earlier in court, his lawyer Chloe Gardner said her client had faced 'trial by court' and 'by social media' and had been unable to work. She applied for a defendant costs order to cover expenses he had occurred while facing trial.‌Amaaz, who appeared by videolink from prison where he has remained since the conclusion of the first trial, was remanded in custody.The judge told Amaaz: "As I'm sure you will have been advised, there will be an immediate prison sentence. How long that will be, I will decide when I have heard all the submissions by both counsel on that occasion."Amaaz was captured throwing 10 punches, two 'elbow strikes' and one kick. His brother threw six punches during CCTV played to jurors in both trials. They said they acted in self-defence.Article continues belowThe footage also showed one of the armed police officers, PC Zachary Marsden, kicking Amaaz in the face while he was on the ground after the suspect had been Tasered and then appearing to aim a stamp at his head. He still faces possible criminal charges or disciplinary action, it can now be reported.