Two brothers have been cleared of assaulting an armed police officer at Manchester Airport after two juries failed to reach verdicts in their case.
Prosecutors in the case announced they would not seek a third trial after a second jury was left deadlocked last week.
Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, and Muhammad Amaad, 26, were both on trial accused of assaulting PC Zachary Marsden.
They denied the single charge and claimed they were acting in self-defence.
Amaaz was previously convicted of assaulting two police officers and a member of the public in the same incident, jurors heard in the recent trial, which ended on May 20.
He now faces sentencing for those charges.
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Brothers in Manchester Airport case cleared of assaulting armed police officer as third trial ruled out
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