Man who punched female police officers at Manchester Airport jailed
BBC News 2026-06-26 16:27:54
Context: Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, a 21-year-old man from Rochdale, was jailed for three and a half years for punching two female police officers at Manchester Airport in July 2024. The incident occurred as the officers attempted to arrest him for headbutting a man in a Starbucks cafe. Amaaz was convicted at Liverpool Crown Court last year.
Key Facts
- Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, from Rochdale, was jailed for three and a half years for punching two female police officers at Manchester Airport in July 2024.
- Amaaz was convicted at Liverpool Crown Court last year of assaulting PC Lydia Ward, PC Ellie Cook, and a Starbucks customer at the airport.
- PC Lydia Ward, whose nose was broken in the attack, described Amaaz's actions as "cowardly" in a statement read to the court.
- Sentencing had been delayed due to a re-trial on additional charges that Amaaz had also assaulted a male police officer, but the jury failed to reach a decision and he was cleared.
- Amaaz's initial offense occurred when he headbutted a man in a Starbucks cafe, leading to his arrest by PC Ward and PC Cook at Manchester Airport.