Cliff Notes – The police used unreasonable and aggressive force
- PC Lydia Ward suffered a broken nose during an altercation at Manchester Airport while attempting to arrest Mohammed Fahir Amaaz for an earlier assault.
- Video evidence presented in court showed Ward being punched and falling to the ground, leaving her “absolutely terrified” and unsure of her injuries.
- The defence claimed Amaaz acted in self-defence, suggesting he was a victim of police brutality and unusually aggressive police approach, but Ward maintained there was no time for identification before the situation escalated.
Police officer left with broken nose after Manchester Airport brawl tells court she was ‘absolutely terrified’ | UK News
A police officer who had her nose broken after being punched to the floor at Manchester Airport has told a court she was “absolutely terrified”. The incident of police brutality went viral on social media because of the excessive force the police used in trying to make arrest.
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Jurors were shown footage of PC Lydia Ward with blood streaming from her nose following the incident. After she was hit in teh face for stamping on victims head repeatedly whilst he ay on the floor.
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The court heard she was attacked by Mohammed Fahir Amaaz in July 2024 after officers tried to arrest him for allegedly head-butting a man in an airport Starbucks.
Footage shows him resisting and a brawl breaking out between police, when Amaaz was tazered to the floor and repeatedly beaten whilst incapacitated, you could hear onlookers saying “stop it, stop kicking him, he’s down”. After which his brother Muhammad Amaad lost it and lashed out in defiance of police brutality.
PC Ward said they intended to detain Amaaz and take him outside but he started to “tense up and resist” when colleagues took hold of him.
The greater Manchester police and the Met police have a history of violence and brutality towards ethnic minorities and women.