This is the jaw-dropping moment two brothers went toe-to-toe with police at Airport after one of them headbutted a passenger in a Starbucks row.
A Violent Confrontation
The footage played in court shows Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 20, and Muhammad Amaad, 26, allegedly lashing out at three officers – leaving one with a broken nose.
The brothers’ altercation with police started after an earlier incident at a Starbucks in the airport, where Amaaz headbutted passenger Abdulkareem Ismaeil.
Amaaz’s Alleged Attack on the Officer
PC Zachary Marsden and PC Ellie Cook, both armed, and PC Lydia Ward, who was unarmed, approached the brothers in the car park of Terminal 2.
Amaaz resisted arrest, throwing ten punches – including one to PC Ward’s face that sent her crashing to the ground with blood pouring from her nose.
He is also said to have kicked PC Marsden and twice struck firearms officer PC Cook with his elbow.
The Officer’s Harrowing Experience
In his evidence, PC Marsden said he felt “blows from all directions” and branded them the “hardest I have ever felt in my life”.
He added that he felt an “immense weight of pressure” to his right side and felt his Glock 17 semi-automatic pistol move across his leg and around his body during the brawl.
The Brothers’ Defence
The court heard that the brothers had gone to meet their mum at the airport on July 23, and that she had allegedly been involved in some sort of incident with Abdulkareem either on their flight or shortly after it.
Amaaz and Amaad have claimed they acted in self-defence, but prosecutor Paul Greaney KC said the prosecution’s case is that their conduct was “obviously unlawful”.
The Consequences
PC Marsden suffered “post-concussion syndrome” and was left with a “severe headache” for three days, dizziness, forgetfulness, and bruising and swelling.
PC Ward was left with a broken nose and needed surgery under general anaesthetic.
The trial continues.