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Moment man ‘headbutted passenger at Manchester airport before he & brother attacked cops with high level of violence'
THIS is the moment a man headbutted a passenger at Manchester Airport before he and his brother attacked armed cops with a "high level of violence" , a court heard. Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 20, and Muhammad Amaad, 26, allegedly lashed out at three officers - leaving one with a broken nose. 6 6 Jurors heard cops had been scrambled to deal with the pair following an earlier altercation at a Starbucks in the airport. Footage played to the court showed Amaaz headbutting a passenger and punching him on July 23. Liverpool Crown Court heard the man, Abdulkareem Ismaeil, had some sort of incident with Amaaz and Amaad's mum while they either on the same flight or shortly after it. Paul Greaney KC said: "The defendants met their mother in the arrivals area of Terminal 2 and began to walk to the car park with her and the child that was with them. As they did so, they passed a Starbucks coffee house. "Abdulkareem Ismaeil was in there with his wife and children. The defendants' mother spotted Abdulkareem Ismaeil and pointed him out to her sons. "At just after 8.20pm, the defendants entered Starbucks and confronted Abdulkareem Ismaeil. During that confrontation, Mohammed Fahir Amaaz delivered a headbutt to the face of Abdulkareem Ismaeil and punched him, then attempted to deliver other blows, all in front of a number of children. "The prosecution case is that this was obviously unlawful conduct." The court heard PC Zachary Marsden and PC Ellie Cook - both armed - and PC Lydia Ward, who was unarmed, were in the airport at the time. They approached the brothers in the Terminal 2 car park and attempted to move Amaaz away from a pay machine to arrest him. But Amaaz "resisted" - causing his sibling to then intervene before the pair assaulted PC Marsden, it was said. Mr Greaney said: "In the moments that followed, the first defendant also assaulted PC Cook and then PC Ward too, breaking her nose. "The defendants used a high level of violence." Jurors were played CCTV footage that showed Amaaz holding PC Marsden "round the neck" before he dragged the officer to the ground with him. He then "raised and moved his head" towards PC Marsden, who responded by kicking him in the face. The footage showed what appeared to be a stamp aimed by the cop at Amaaz as he lay on the ground. 6 6 Mr Greaney said: "We recognise those actions look rather shocking in the cold light of day but we suggest they need to be judged in the context of the very serious level of threat posed by the defendants to an officer who was concerned that his firearm might be taken from him at an airport. "In any event, those actions all occurred after the violence of the defendants. "The position of the prosecution is that they are logically irrelevant to the lawfulness of the conduct of Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad as charged in the indictment. "What you have seen is the two defendants acting offensively, not defensively. The position of the prosecution is that their apparent defence of self-defence is false." Jurors heard 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 captured in bodycam footage sobbing with her mouth filled with blood moments after the horror. She was left with a broken nose and needed surgery under general anaesthetic, it was said. Mr Greaney said "given the number of punches thrown by the first defendant at PC Cook's head and face, she was fortunate only to receive relatively minor injuries to her forehead and jaw.' He told jurors the prosecution's position was this was "not a complicated case". He also said the violence was entirely unlawful and delivered out of "anger" and not in self-defence. The prosecutor added: "The events you are concerned with were captured by CCTV cameras and, in relation to the events in the payment area on the body-worn cameras of police officers as well. "So you will not have to depend only on the recollections of witnesses. You will also be able to see with your own eyes what happened. "The two defendants assert, as we understand it, that at all stages they were acting in lawful self-defence or in defence of the other. "Our prediction is that you will readily conclude that the defendants were not acting in lawful self-defence and that their conduct was unlawful." Amaaz denies assaulting PC Marsden and PC Ward, causing them actual bodily harm. He is also accused of the assault of PC Cook and the earlier assault of Abdulkareem Ismaeil at Starbucks. Amaad has pleaded not guilty to assaulting PC Marsden, causing actual bodily harm. The trial continues. 6 6
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28-05-2025
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Antony in moment of madness as Man Utd flop appears to HEADBUTT Enzo Fernandez in Chelsea Conference League final clash
ANTONY appeared to get away with a headbutt on Enzo Fernandez as Real Betis folded in the Conference League Final. The on-loan Manchester United winger clashed with the Blues star with minutes left on the clock in Wroclaw. 1 Antony cut a frustrated figure after the LaLiga side threw away a one-goal advantage, eventually going down 4-1. Fernandez was left on the deck after a challenge as the clock ticked towards 90 minutes, with Antony seen offering him a hand up. His hand was rejected, with the Betis winger leaning down and appearing to throw his head in the direction of the Argentine. Antony was given a yellow card for his part in the fracas that followed. But VAR did not follow up on the incident, with the 25-year-old escaping further punishment. One fan gasped on X: "Antony headbutting Enzo while his down huh." Another said: "Antony doesn't even get a yellow for headbutting Enzo????" While a third added: "That scuffle between Enzo and Antony? I think Antony should have been carded a second yellow for his headbutt." Antony was sent out on loan to Betis in January after infamously accumulating more yellow cards than goals for United. The Sun is your go to destination for the best football, boxing and MMA news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunFootball.
