Overview

• During Friday’s testimony, Amaaz told jurors he was unaware two of the officers he struck were women in the rapid confrontation at the Terminal 2 car park ticket machine.
• Prosecutor Paul Greaney cited CCTV evidence to argue that Amaaz deliberately targeted officers whose identities were clearly visible.
• Defence counsel highlighted Amaaz’s stated fear of being “battered to death” if he was taken to the ground by officers.
• Amaaz and his brother Muhammad Amaad face allegations of assault causing actual bodily harm to three Greater Manchester Police officers and a member of the public.
• The trial at Liverpool Crown Court follows viral footage of PC Marsden kicking a restrained Amaaz and an Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation into police use of force.