Not Guilty Pleas From Alleged Manchester Airport Attackers
Not Guilty Pleas From Alleged Manchester Airport Attackers Muhammad Amaad, 25, and Mohammed Amaaz, 20, Will Now Be Tried In JuneMuhammad Amaad, 25, and Mohammed Amaaz, 20, Will Now Be Tried In June By Jason King, Thursday 13th February 2025By Jason King, Thursday 13th February 2025 Two brothers...
Not Guilty Pleas From Alleged Manchester Airport Attackers
Muhammad Amaad, 25, and Mohammed Amaaz, 20, Will Now Be Tried In JuneMuhammad Amaad, 25, and Mohammed Amaaz, 20, Will Now Be Tried In June
By Jason King, Thursday 13th February 2025By Jason King, Thursday 13th February 2025
Two brothers have denied assault charges following an alleged altercation with police at Manchester Airport.
Muhammad Amaad, 25, and Mohammed Amaaz, 20, pleaded not guilty at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday. Amaaz is accused of assaulting two police officers, PC Zachary Marsden and PC Lydia Ward, causing actual bodily harm. He also denies assaulting a third officer, PC Ellie Cook, and a member of the public, Abdulkareem Hamzah Abbas Ismaeil. Amaad is charged with assaulting PC Marsden, causing actual bodily harm.
The case, linked to a widely circulated video from July 2024, will go to trial on June 30. Both men remain on bail.
The defendants will now go on trial and until then benefit from the presumption of innocence.
However, by not pleading guilty at the earliest opportunity the two defendants havesubstantially increasedsubstantially increasedany sentence they face if found guilty.
While they will be bound bysentencing guidelinessentencing guidelines, judges will also take into consideration nationalpublic interestpublic interestand public trust in the judicial system when determining sentencing if the defendants are found guilty.
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