{"id":6987,"date":"2026-06-26T18:09:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/police-officer-reveals-moment-manchester-airport-attacker-looked-directly-into-my-eyes-before-horror-assault\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T18:09:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:09:59","slug":"police-officer-reveals-moment-manchester-airport-attacker-looked-directly-into-my-eyes-before-horror-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/police-officer-reveals-moment-manchester-airport-attacker-looked-directly-into-my-eyes-before-horror-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Police officer reveals moment Manchester Airport attacker &#8216;looked directly into my eyes&#8217; before horror assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_940723\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">PCs Lydia Ward and Ellie Cook were brutally attacked by 21-year-old Mohammed Fahir Amaaz while responding to an incident at Manchester airport &#8211; he has now been jailed for three-and-a-half years<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37354617\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PC Lydia Ward said she needed an operation to fix her nose after the attack\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37354617.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/100192821_14893815_image_a_120_1752160774325.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37354617.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/100192821_14893815_image_a_120_1752160774325.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37354617.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/100192821_14893815_image_a_120_1752160774325.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37354617.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/100192821_14893815_image_a_120_1752160774325.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"PC Lydia Ward said she needed an operation to fix her nose after the attack\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">PC Lydia Ward said she needed an operation to fix her nose after the attack<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A policewoman who was left bloodied after being brutally assaulted by a man at <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Manchester<\/a> Airport has told how he &#8216;looked directly into her eyes&#8217; seconds before launching into the horror attack.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, from Rochdale was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail on Friday over the incident, which sparked huge debate on social media after footage was shared widely online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">PCs Lydia Ward and Ellie Cook were responding to reports of headbutt in Terminal 2 on the evening of July 23 2024, when they were assaulted by Amaaz. He resisted arrest before swinging punches at the two women, leaving PC Ward with a broken nose and concussion and causing PC Cook, a firearms officer, to suffer an injured jaw.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37354621\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37354621\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mohammed Fahir Amaaz has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for attacking the two policewomen\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37354621.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Manchester-Airport-court-case.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37354621.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Manchester-Airport-court-case.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37354621.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Manchester-Airport-court-case.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37354621.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Manchester-Airport-court-case.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Mohammed Fahir Amaaz has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for attacking the two policewomen\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Mohammed Fahir Amaaz has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for attacking the two policewomen<cite aria-label=\"Image: PA\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: PA)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The two officers, who have both been at Greater Manchester Police for eight years, described how Amaaz&#8217;s actions had affected their careers and day-to-day lives in victim impact statements read before court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">PC Ward said: &#8220;We were totally blindsided, and I felt like it came from nowhere. I genuinely thought you would have agreed to come outside for a conversation about what you had done in Starbucks. There were no indications. I never in a million years thought you would have attacked me the way you did. I\u2019m still so confused about it all. It replays in my mind constantly.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37354622\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37354622\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.79\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"One of the police officers involved has since quit firearms duties because of the incident\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37354622.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_Manchester-Airport-court-case.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37354622.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_Manchester-Airport-court-case.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37354622.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_Manchester-Airport-court-case.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37354622.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_Manchester-Airport-court-case.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"One of the police officers involved has since quit firearms duties because of the incident\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">One of the police officers involved has since quit firearms duties because of the incident<cite aria-label=\"Image: PA\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: PA)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cIn the moments before you punched me, I remember you looked directly into my eyes. Could you see how scared I was? I was petrified. I just remember hitting the floor and thinking \u2018this is it\u2019. I felt instant pain and then I saw the blood. I didn\u2019t know what was going on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She revealed that she had since needed an operation to fix her nose and was left with a &#8220;small scar&#8221; from the attack, adding: &#8220;Every time I look in the mirror, I am forever reminded of what you did to me. This will be a trigger for the rest of my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37354625\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37354625\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.78\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PC Ward said she believed the attack 'will be a trigger for the rest of my life'\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37354625.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/100192819_14893815_image_a_29_1752161997907.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37354625.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/100192819_14893815_image_a_29_1752161997907.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37354625.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/100192819_14893815_image_a_29_1752161997907.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37354625.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/100192819_14893815_image_a_29_1752161997907.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"PC Ward said she believed the attack 'will be a trigger for the rest of my life'\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">PC Ward said she believed the attack &#8216;will be a trigger for the rest of my life&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">PC Cook meanwhile told how her &#8220;vision went black&#8221; after she was punched and knocked to the ground, and that she managed to deploy her taser after witnessing PC Ward being attacked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She asked her attacker: &#8220;What would you have done if I hadn\u2019t? When would you have stopped? You wanted to take each of us out and I fear you would have gone to extreme lengths to do that. Why?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">PC Cook shared that she had stood down from firearms duties since the incident, telling Amaaz: &#8220;You have ripped that from me. I hope you never forget, because I know I won\u2019t.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/manchester-airport-attack-police-woman-37354539\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PCs Lydia Ward and Ellie Cook were brutally attacked by 21-year-old Mohammed Fahir Amaaz while<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1_Manchester-Airport-court-case.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6987\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}