Overview
- Prosecutors announced on Friday, May 29, 2026 that they would not seek a third trial after two separate juries at Liverpool Crown Court failed to reach verdicts on the charge that Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad assaulted PC Zachary Marsden.
- Judge Neil Flewitt directed not-guilty verdicts on the Marsden charge after the CPS offered no evidence, leaving the brothers cleared of that specific count while other convictions against Mohammed Fahir Amaaz remain in place.
- Amaaz was previously convicted of assaulting two police officers and a member of the public in the same July 23, 2024 incident and remains remanded in custody ahead of a sentencing hearing on June 26, 2026; Amaad walked free from court.
- The case was shaped by a short viral phone video that showed an armed officer appearing to kick a man and fuller CCTV and bodycam footage that later showed officers being attacked moments earlier, a contrast that featured heavily in trial evidence and public debate.
- The IOPC says its investigation into Greater Manchester Police use of force is at an advanced stage and can still lead to disciplinary or criminal referrals if new evidence emerges, reflecting that the CPS decision does not close scrutiny of officers' conduct.