Overview

• A jury at Liverpool Crown Court found Amaaz guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm to PC Lydia Ward, assaulting armed officer PC Ellie Cook, and assaulting passenger Abdulkareem Hamzah Abbas Ismaeil.
• Jurors deadlocked on the charge of assaulting PC Zachary Marsden, prompting the Crown Prosecution Service to pursue a retrial on that count.
• The 2024 fracas was captured on body-worn camera and CCTV, fueling protests in Muslim communities.
• Police watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct maintains an open inquiry into officer conduct; the Crown Prosecution Service has cleared officers of criminal charges.
• During the trial, Amaaz claimed he acted in self-defence and challenged officers’ actions under what he described as unlawful force.