Overview

• Jurors at Liverpool Crown Court will begin deliberations on Monday after closing speeches in the trial over a July 2024 Manchester Airport altercation.
• Prosecutor Paul Greaney KC told jurors not to be distracted by video of PC Marsden’s kick and stamp, urging them to focus on the brothers’ alleged violence.
• Defence counsel Chloe Gardner described PC Marsden as an “uncontrolled bully with a badge,” accusing him of flouting procedure and using unnecessary force.
• Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad both deny the assault charges and maintain they acted in lawful self-defence or in defence of each other.
• Judge Neil Flewitt KC instructed jurors to set aside emotions stirred by social media coverage and base their verdict solely on the evidence presented.