Overview

• PC Zachary Marsden told jurors he was diagnosed with minute bleeds to his brain and insomnia after the July 23, 2024 altercation at Manchester Airport.
• He said his primary fear was that suspects would seize his Glock 17 semi-automatic pistol and pose a lethal threat to bystanders.
• Body-worn camera footage shown in court captured Marsden kicking Mohammed Fahir Amaaz to retrieve his radio and stamping toward his head, though the officer insists he did not connect.
• Marsden said he re-entered the Terminal 2 pay station to deploy pepper spray at onlookers filming the arrests, describing it as necessary crowd control.
• Brothers Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad deny all charges of assaulting three officers and claim self-defence as the trial continues.