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Chris Brown given suspended sentence over bottle attack at London club

Chris Brown given suspended sentence over bottle attack at London club

Also reported by Newsweek

Summary

Singer Chris Brown received an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, after admitting affray over an attack at a London club in February 2023. His vocal coach, Omololu Akinlolu, also received a suspended prison sentence, and the judge said the bottle attack was dangerous.

Key Facts

  • Brown admitted affray earlier this year.
  • The attack took place at Tape club in Mayfair in February 2023.
  • CCTV showed Brown striking Abraham Diaw four times with a tequila bottle, including twice on the head.
  • Akinlolu joined the attack and grabbed Diaw in a bear hug, the court heard.
  • Southwark Crown Court sentenced Brown to eight months in prison, suspended for 12 months.
  • Akinlolu received a four-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.
  • Both men were ordered to pay £1,500 in costs.
  • The judge said the attack carried a risk of more serious injury and that commercial success did not warrant preferential treatment.
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