Manchester Airport Assault Retrial Jury Discharged After 20 Hours, Leaving CPS to Weigh 3rd Trial
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Updated · BBC.com · May 20
Manchester Airport Assault Retrial Jury Discharged After 20 Hours, Leaving CPS to Weigh 3rd Trial
10 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 20
Nearly 20 hours of deliberations ended without verdicts, prompting the discharge of the retrial jury in the Manchester Airport case over alleged assaults on PC Zachary Marsden.
Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, and Muhammad Amaad, 26, deny assaulting the Greater Manchester officer at Terminal 2's car-park pay station on 23 July 2024.
The brothers told Liverpool Crown Court they acted in lawful self-defence, or in defence of each other, after police approached them following an earlier coffee-shop incident.
May 29 is the next court date, giving the Crown Prosecution Service time to decide whether to seek a third trial.
After two failed trials, is a third attempt justice, or a symptom of a system in crisis?
As court backlogs soar, is sacrificing the right to a jury trial a necessary price for faster justice?
When an officer kicks a tasered man, where is the line between lawful force and unlawful assault?