Lawyers still to make charges decision in airport violence case

CROWN lawyers have still not decided whether to bring criminal charges three months after footage captured shocking violence at Manchester Airport, when armed police were involved in a confrontation with two men.

- JOHN SCHEERHOUT

Footage of a fracas at the airport went viral and appeared to show an officer kicking and stamping on the head of Fahir Amaaz, 19, as he and his brother Muhammed Amaad, 25, both from Rochdale, were restrained by officers.

Further footage, obtained by the M.E.N., emerged days later which showed the immediate lead-up to the incident on July 23, including when two female police officers were hit to the ground before Mr Amaaz was incapacitated with a Taser stun gun.

Four people were arrested and remain on police bail. GMP have been investigating the actions of the individuals whilst the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) are probing the actions of the officers.

The M.E.N. has previously reported that armed officers were scrambled to Terminal 2 because of reports of a violent bustup between two groups including one man headbutting another following a flight from Doha.