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Police officer left with broken nose after Manchester Airport brawl tells court she was 'absolutely terrified'

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Jurors shown footage of PC Lydia Ward with blood streaming from her nose following incident.

Court heard she was attacked by Mohammed Fahir Amaaz in July 2024 after officers tried to arrest him for allegedly headbutting a man in an airport Starbucks .

PC Ward said they intended to detain him and take him outside but he started to "tense up and resist" when colleagues took hold of him.

She said she had his arm behind his back when he began kicking out at PC Marsden and then punched her in the face.

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